marcasite
mar·ca·site/ˈmɑɹ.kə.sɑɪ̯t/noun
marcasite is spelled M-A-R-C-A-S-I-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (mar·ca·site). It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marcasite means “The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS₂, occurring as yellow crystals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marcasite is marcasites.
How many letters and syllables are in marcasite?
| Letters | 9: M-A-R-C-A-S-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mar·ca·site |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 marcasite?
Marcasite appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 marcasite?
- UK /ˈmɑːkəsʌɪt/
- US /ˈmɑɹ.kə.sɑɪ̯t/
- US /ˌmɑɹ.kəˈzit/
Marcasite has 3 syllables, split mar·ca·site in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of marcasite
- marcasites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marcasite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS₂, occurring as yellow crystals.
- 2
Pyrite.
- 3
Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marcasite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marcassite |
| German | Markasit |
| Spanish | marcasita, margajita |
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 marcasite come from?
From Medieval Latin marchasita et al., from Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا (marqašītā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).