diatomite
/daɪˈæt.əˌmaɪt/noun
diatomite is spelled D-I-A-T-O-M-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diatomite means “A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diatomite is diatomites.
How many letters and syllables are in diatomite?
| Letters | 9: D-I-A-T-O-M-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 diatomite?
Diatomite appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 diatomite?
- /daɪˈæt.əˌmaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of diatomite
- diatomites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diatomite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diatomite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms:
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 diatomite come from?
From diatom + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).