illite
noun
illite is spelled I-L-L-I-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, illite means “A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of illite is illites.
How many letters and syllables are in illite?
| Letters | 6: I-L-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 illite?
Illite appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 illite
- illites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does illite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Illite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a non-expanding clay mineral:
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 illite come from?
Illinois, USA, + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).