larimar
noun
larimar is spelled L-A-R-I-M-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, larimar means “A rare blue variety of pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in larimar?
| Letters | 7: L-A-R-I-M-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 larimar?
Larimar appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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).
What does larimar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rare blue variety of pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Larimar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | larimar |
| Spanish | larimar |
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 larimar come from?
Combination of Larissa and Spanish mar (“sea”). Coined by Miguel Méndez after his 1974 rediscovery of the stone in the Dominican Republic. Named for his daughter Larissa and the Caribbean sea, which has a similar blue color.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).