dripstone
noun
dripstone is spelled D-R-I-P-S-T-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dripstone means “A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dripstone is dripstones.
How many letters and syllables are in dripstone?
| Letters | 9: D-R-I-P-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 dripstone?
Dripstone appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 dripstone
- dripstones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dripstone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
- 2
A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
- 3
Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dripstone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stalactites and stalagmites collectively:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tropfstein |
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 dripstone come from?
From drip + stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).