cryolite
noun
cryolite is spelled C-R-Y-O-L-I-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. 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, cryolite means “The mineral sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Na₃AlF₆)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cryolite is cryolites.
How many letters and syllables are in cryolite?
| Letters | 8: C-R-Y-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cryolite?
Cryolite 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 cryolite?
Cryolite has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cryolite
- cryolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The mineral sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Na₃AlF₆).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryolite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cryolithe, cryolite |
| Spanish | criolita |
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 cryolite come from?
From cryo- + -lite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).