ebonite
/ˈɛb.əˌnaɪt/noun
ebonite is spelled E-B-O-N-I-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ebonite means “The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ebonite is ebonites.
How many letters and syllables are in ebonite?
| Letters | 7: E-B-O-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 ebonite?
Ebonite appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 ebonite?
- /ˈɛb.əˌnaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ebonite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ebonite
- ebonites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ebonite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ebonite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense product of vulcanizing rubber with sulfur:
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 ebonite come from?
Genericized trademark; the trademark was From ebony + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).