muscovite
/ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/noun
muscovite is spelled M-U-S-C-O-V-I-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muscovite means “A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muscovite is muscovites.
How many letters and syllables are in muscovite?
| Letters | 9: M-U-S-C-O-V-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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 muscovite?
Muscovite appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 muscovite?
- UK /ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/
Muscovite 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: En-us-Muscovite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of muscovite
- muscovites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muscovite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.
noun
- 1
An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.
- 2
archaicA Russian.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.
- 2
Russian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Muscovite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Moscovite , moscovite , muscovite |
| German | Moskauer, Moskowiter, Moskauerin , moskowitisch, moskauisch , Muskovit |
| Portuguese | moscovita |
| Spanish | moscovita , muscovita |
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 muscovite come from?
In 1850 from Muscovy glass + -ite, from the province Muscovy in Russia. Named by James Dwight Dana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).