groundmass
noun
groundmass is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-M-A-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groundmass means “The matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groundmass is groundmasses.
How many letters and syllables are in groundmass?
| Letters | 10: G-R-O-U-N-D-M-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 groundmass?
Groundmass appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 groundmass
- groundmasses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groundmass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does groundmass come from?
From ground + mass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).