drystone
noun, adjective
drystone is spelled D-R-Y-S-T-O-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, drystone means “A stalactite or stalagmite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drystone is drystones.
How many letters and syllables are in drystone?
| Letters | 8: D-R-Y-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 drystone?
Drystone appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 drystone
- drystones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drystone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stalactite or stalagmite.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of dry-stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drystone come from?
From dry + stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).