goethite
/ˈɡœtaɪt/noun
goethite is spelled G-O-E-T-H-I-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goethite means “An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goethite is goethites.
How many letters and syllables are in goethite?
| Letters | 8: G-O-E-T-H-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 goethite?
Goethite appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 goethite?
- /ˈɡœtaɪt/
- /ˈɡoʊθaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of goethite
- goethites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goethite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Goethite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust:
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 goethite come from?
From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).