lithopone
noun
lithopone is spelled L-I-T-H-O-P-O-N-E: 9 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, lithopone means “A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lithopone is lithopones.
How many letters and syllables are in lithopone?
| Letters | 9: L-I-T-H-O-P-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 |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lithopone?
Lithopone 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).
What rhymes with lithopone?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lithopone.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: phonolite.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lithopone
- lithopones plural
- lithophone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lithopone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lithopone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pigment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | litopone |
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 lithopone come from?
From lith- + -o- + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).