phonolite
/ˈfoʊ.nəˌlaɪt/noun
phonolite is spelled P-H-O-N-O-L-I-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phonolite means “A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phonolite is phonolites.
How many letters and syllables are in phonolite?
| Letters | 9: P-H-O-N-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 phonolite?
Phonolite appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 phonolite?
- US /ˈfoʊ.nəˌlaɪt/
Phonolite has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with phonolite?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as phonolite (/oʊnəlaɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lithopone.
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 phonolite
- phonolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phonolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phonolite come from?
From phono- + -lite, from the metallic sound when it is hit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).