calcite
/ˈkælˌsaɪt/noun
calcite is spelled C-A-L-C-I-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calcite means “A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calcite is calcites.
How many letters and syllables are in calcite?
| Letters | 7: C-A-L-C-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is calcite?
Calcite appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 calcite?
- /ˈkælˌsaɪt/
Calcite has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-calcite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of calcite
- calcites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calcite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Calcite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense calcium carbonate mineral:
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 calcite come from?
From Latin calx + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).