limonite
noun
limonite is spelled L-I-M-O-N-I-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, limonite means “Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of limonite is limonites.
How many letters and syllables are in limonite?
| Letters | 8: L-I-M-O-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is limonite?
Limonite appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 limonite?
Limonite has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of limonite
- limonites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does limonite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Limonite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides:
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 limonite come from?
From Ancient Greek λειμών (leimṓn) + English -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).