cementite
noun
cementite is spelled C-E-M-E-N-T-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cementite means “A form of iron carbide, Fe₃C, that is a component of steel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cementite is cementites.
How many letters and syllables are in cementite?
| Letters | 9: C-E-M-E-N-T-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 cementite?
Cementite appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
Forms of cementite
- cementites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cementite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of iron carbide, Fe₃C, that is a component of steel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cementite come from?
From cement + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).