masonite
noun
masonite is spelled M-A-S-O-N-I-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, masonite means “A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in masonite?
| Letters | 8: M-A-S-O-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 masonite?
Masonite appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 masonite?
Masonite 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).
What does masonite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of masonite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Masonite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a type of hardboard:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Masonit |
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 masonite come from?
From Mason + -ite, after William H. Mason, who patented the process for making it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).