columbite
noun
columbite is spelled C-O-L-U-M-B-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, columbite means “A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of columbite is columbites.
How many letters and syllables are in columbite?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-U-M-B-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 columbite?
Columbite appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 columbite
- columbites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does columbite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Columbite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 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 columbite come from?
From columbium (“niobium”) + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).