magnetite
/ˈmaɡ.nə.taɪt/noun
magnetite is spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-I-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, magnetite means “A magnetic mineral, with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Fe3+2O₄, one of the primary ores of iron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of magnetite is magnetites.
How many letters and syllables are in magnetite?
| Letters | 9: M-A-G-N-E-T-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 magnetite?
Magnetite appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 magnetite?
- UK /ˈmaɡ.nə.taɪt/
Magnetite 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-magnetite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of magnetite
- magnetites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does magnetite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A magnetic mineral, with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Fe3+2O₄, one of the primary ores of iron.
- 2
Any instance of iron(II,III) oxide, regardless of whether it is a geologic mineral or a chemical result or product.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Magnetite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a mineral:
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 magnetite come from?
From magnet + -ite, after German Magnetit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).