ferroconcrete

/ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/

//ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit// noun

"ferroconcrete" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ferroconcrete” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

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Index EN-ferroconcrete · ferroconcrete · English

ferroconcrete · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for ferroconcrete
PropertyValue
Headwordferroconcrete
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ferroconcrete” in English

ferroconcretesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ferroconcrete is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ferroconcrete, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ferro- + concrete. The correct English form is ferroconcrete, spelled F-E-R-R-O-C-O-N-C-R-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

Etymology

From ferro- + concrete.

Synonyms

reinforced concrete

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ferroconcrete"?
"ferroconcrete" is spelled F-E-R-R-O-C-O-N-C-R-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/.
What does "ferroconcrete" mean?
As a noun, "ferroconcrete" means: A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.
How do you pronounce "ferroconcrete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferroconcrete" is /ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ferroconcrete"?
From ferro- + concrete. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list