clastic
/ˈklæstɪk/adjective, noun
clastic is spelled C-L-A-S-T-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clastic means “Made up of parts that are easily removable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clastic?
| Letters | 7: C-L-A-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 clastic?
Clastic appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 clastic?
- /ˈklæstɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clastic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clastic
- clastics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clastic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made up of parts that are easily removable.
- 2
Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
noun
- 1
A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clastic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 clastic come from?
From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).