inkstone
noun
inkstone is spelled I-N-K-S-T-O-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inkstone means “A stone mortar used for grinding and holding ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inkstone is inkstones.
How many letters and syllables are in inkstone?
| Letters | 8: I-N-K-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 inkstone?
Inkstone appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 inkstone
- inkstones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inkstone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stone mortar used for grinding and holding ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inkstone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stone mortar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Reibstein |
| Portuguese | pedra de tinta |
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 inkstone come from?
From ink + stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).