halite
/ˈhæl.aɪt/noun
halite is spelled H-A-L-I-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, halite means “Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of halite is halites.
How many letters and syllables are in halite?
| Letters | 6: H-A-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is halite?
Halite appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 halite?
- /ˈhæl.aɪt/
- /ˈheɪ.laɪt/
Halite has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-halite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of halite
- halites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
- 2
An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Halite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense NaCl:
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 halite come from?
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).