hematite
/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/
"hematite" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hematite” is uncommon English (frequency #54,228 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,228
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hematite · hematite · English
hematite · rank #54,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,228
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH heer
Nearest frequency peer: heer (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hematite”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hazen
hazen
45,776 corpus weight
- headhunter
headhunter
45,775 corpus weight
- heer
heer
45,774 corpus weight
- hematite
hematite
45,773 corpus weight
- heritable
heritable
45,771 corpus weight
- hermaphrodi…
hermaphrodite
45,770 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hematite” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hematite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hematite” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hematite is uncommon English at frequency #54,228 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.".
hematite has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, hemat- + -ite. The correct English form is hematite, spelled H-E-M-A-T-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.
Etymology
From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, hemat- + -ite.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.