dolomite
/ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/
"dolomite" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dolomite” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,745
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dolomite · dolomite · English
dolomite · rank #44,745 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,745
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH docklands
Nearest frequency peer: docklands (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dolomite”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- dings
dings
55,260 corpus weight
- Dionysus
Dionysus
55,259 corpus weight
- discontinuo…
discontinuous
55,258 corpus weight
- docklands
docklands
55,257 corpus weight
- dolomite
dolomite
55,256 corpus weight
- dominatrix
dominatrix
55,255 corpus weight
What this shows “dolomite” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dolomite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #44,745 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dolomite” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around dolomite (IPA /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,745 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dolomite, with forms such as "ddolomite", "dloomite", and "dollomite". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère. The correct English form is dolomite, spelled D-O-L-O-M-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
Etymology
From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddolomite
- dloomite
- dollomite
- dolmoite
- doloimte
- dolomiet
- dolomitte
- dolommite
- dolomtie
- doolmite
- odlomite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dolomite - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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