gritstone
noun
gritstone is spelled G-R-I-T-S-T-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gritstone means “A form of sedimentary rock, similar to sandstone but coarser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gritstone is gritstones.
How many letters and syllables are in gritstone?
| Letters | 9: G-R-I-T-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 gritstone?
Gritstone appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 gritstone
- gritstones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gritstone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of sedimentary rock, similar to sandstone but coarser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gritstone come from?
From grit + stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).