belemnite
/ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt/noun
belemnite is spelled B-E-L-E-M-N-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, belemnite means “Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of belemnite is belemnites.
How many letters and syllables are in belemnite?
| Letters | 9: B-E-L-E-M-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is belemnite?
Belemnite appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce belemnite?
- /ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of belemnite
- belemnites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does belemnite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Belemnite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a member of the extinct order Belemnitida:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bélemnite |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does belemnite come from?
From Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (bélemnon, “dart, arrow”) + English -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).