clast
/klæst/noun
clast is spelled C-L-A-S-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clast means “a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clast is clasts.
How many letters and syllables are in clast?
| Letters | 5: C-L-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 clast?
Clast appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 clast?
- /klæst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clast.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clast
- clasts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something that breaks or destroys:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | -claste |
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 clast come from?
Back-formation from clastic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).