granulite
noun
granulite is spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, granulite means “A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of granulite is granulites.
How many letters and syllables are in granulite?
| Letters | 9: G-R-A-N-U-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 granulite?
Granulite appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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).
Forms of granulite
- granulites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does granulite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does granulite come from?
From granule + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).