pyrrhotite
/ˈpɪɹətaɪt/noun
pyrrhotite is spelled P-Y-R-R-H-O-T-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pyrrhotite means “A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pyrrhotite is pyrrhotites.
How many letters and syllables are in pyrrhotite?
| Letters | 10: P-Y-R-R-H-O-T-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 pyrrhotite?
Pyrrhotite appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 pyrrhotite?
- /ˈpɪɹətaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pyrrhotite
- pyrrhotites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyrrhotite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pyrrhotite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pyrrhotite |
| German | Pyrrhotin |
| Portuguese | pirrotita |
| Spanish | pirrotina, pirrotita |
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 pyrrhotite come from?
From Ancient Greek πυρρότης (purrhótēs) + English -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).