coprolite
/ˈkɑprəˌlaɪt/noun
coprolite is spelled C-O-P-R-O-L-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coprolite means “A fossil consisting of petrified dung” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coprolite is coprolites.
How many letters and syllables are in coprolite?
| Letters | 9: C-O-P-R-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 coprolite?
Coprolite appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 coprolite?
- UK /ˈkɒprəˌlaɪt/
- US /ˈkɑprəˌlaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coprolite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coprolite
- coprolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coprolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fossil consisting of petrified dung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coprolite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fossilized excrement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coprolithe |
| German | Koprolith, Kotstein, Darmstein, fossilierte Exkremente |
| Portuguese | coprólito |
| Spanish | coprolito |
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 coprolite come from?
From copro- + -lite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).