granodiorite
noun
granodiorite is spelled G-R-A-N-O-D-I-O-R-I-T-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, granodiorite means “An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of granodiorite is granodiorites.
How many letters and syllables are in granodiorite?
| Letters | 12: G-R-A-N-O-D-I-O-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 granodiorite?
Granodiorite appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 granodiorite?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-granodiorite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of granodiorite
- granodiorites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does granodiorite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Granodiorite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense intrusive igneous rock:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | granodiorite |
| German | Granodiorit |
| Portuguese | granodiorito |
| Spanish | granodiorita |
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 granodiorite come from?
From grano- + diorite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).