graptolite
/ˈɡɹaptəlʌɪt/noun
graptolite is spelled G-R-A-P-T-O-L-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, graptolite means “Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of graptolite is graptolites.
How many letters and syllables are in graptolite?
| Letters | 10: G-R-A-P-T-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 graptolite?
Graptolite appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 graptolite?
- UK /ˈɡɹaptəlʌɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of graptolite
- graptolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does graptolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of extinct aquatic colonial invertebrates, of the class Graptolithina, from the Cambrian and Carboniferous periods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does graptolite come from?
From Ancient Greek γραπτός (graptós, “painted, marked with letters”) + English -lite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).