jarosite
/ˈd͡ʒærəˌsaɪ̯t/noun
jarosite is spelled J-A-R-O-S-I-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jarosite means “A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jarosite is jarosites.
How many letters and syllables are in jarosite?
| Letters | 8: J-A-R-O-S-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 jarosite?
Jarosite appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 jarosite?
- /ˈd͡ʒærəˌsaɪ̯t/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of jarosite
- jarosites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jarosite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jarosite come from?
After the place Jaroso ravine in Spain, named in 1852.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).