orthopyroxene
or·tho·py·rox·ene/ˌɔɹθoʊpaɪˈɹɑksin/noun
orthopyroxene is spelled O-R-T-H-O-P-Y-R-O-X-E-N-E: 13 letters and 5 syllables (or·tho·py·rox·ene). It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orthopyroxene means “Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of orthopyroxene is orthopyroxenes.
How many letters and syllables are in orthopyroxene?
| Letters | 13: O-R-T-H-O-P-Y-R-O-X-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: or·tho·py·rox·ene |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is orthopyroxene?
Orthopyroxene appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 orthopyroxene?
- UK /ˌɔːθə(ʊ)paɪˈɹɒksiːn/
- US /ˌɔɹθoʊpaɪˈɹɑksin/
- US /-θə-/
Orthopyroxene has 5 syllables, split or·tho·py·rox·ene in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with orthopyroxene?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as orthopyroxene from its last stressed vowel (/ɑksin/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of orthopyroxene
- orthopyroxenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orthopyroxene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orthopyroxene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a pyroxene with orthorhombic crystals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orthopyroxène |
| German | Orthopyroxen |
| Spanish | ortopiroxeno |
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 orthopyroxene come from?
From ortho- + pyroxene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).