ignimbrite
/ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/noun
ignimbrite is spelled I-G-N-I-M-B-R-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ignimbrite means “A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ignimbrite is ignimbrites.
How many letters and syllables are in ignimbrite?
| Letters | 10: I-G-N-I-M-B-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 ignimbrite?
Ignimbrite appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 ignimbrite?
- UK /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ignimbrite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ignimbrite
- ignimbrites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ignimbrite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ignimbrite come from?
By surface analysis, igni- (“fire”) + Latin imbris (“shower; stormcloud”) + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).