ferrite
/ˈfɛɹaɪt/noun
ferrite is spelled F-E-R-R-I-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ferrite means “The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ferrite is ferrites.
How many letters and syllables are in ferrite?
| Letters | 7: F-E-R-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ferrite?
Ferrite appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 ferrite?
- /ˈfɛɹaɪt/
Ferrite has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ferrite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ferrite
- ferrites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ferrite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.
ferrite transition zone
- 2
Any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers.
ferrite magnets
- 3
The anion FeO₂²⁻, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it.
sodium ferrite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ferrite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense allotrope of iron:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ferrit |
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 ferrite come from?
From New Latin, from Latin ferrum (“iron”) + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).