pyroxenite
/paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/noun
pyroxenite is spelled P-Y-R-O-X-E-N-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pyroxenite means “A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pyroxenite is pyroxenites.
How many letters and syllables are in pyroxenite?
| Letters | 10: P-Y-R-O-X-E-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pyroxenite?
Pyroxenite appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 pyroxenite?
- /paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pyroxenite
- pyroxenites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyroxenite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pyroxenite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pyroxénite |
| Spanish | piroxenita |
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 pyroxenite come from?
From pyroxene + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).