gelignite
/ˈdʒɛlɪɡ.naɪt/noun
gelignite is spelled G-E-L-I-G-N-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gelignite means “An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gelignite is gelignites.
How many letters and syllables are in gelignite?
| Letters | 9: G-E-L-I-G-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 gelignite?
Gelignite appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 gelignite?
- UK /ˈdʒɛlɪɡ.naɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gelignite
- gelignites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gelignite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate gelignite?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of gelignite: gelly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gelignite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | gelignita |
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.