megalith
/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/
"megalith" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“megalith” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
Corpus desk
Index EN-megalith · megalith · English
megalith · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | megalith |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “megalith” in English
Rare enough to double-check
megalith is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
megalith doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith. from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) The correct English form is megalith, spelled M-E-G-A-L-I-T-H.
Definition
- 1A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
- 2A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
- 3A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.
Etymology
PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith. from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.