runestone
/ˈɹunˌstoʊn/noun
runestone is spelled R-U-N-E-S-T-O-N-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, runestone means “An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of runestone is runestones.
How many letters and syllables are in runestone?
| Letters | 9: R-U-N-E-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 runestone?
Runestone appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 runestone?
- US /ˈɹunˌstoʊn/
Runestone has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-runestone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with runestone?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as runestone from its last stressed vowel (/unstoʊn/):
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 runestone
- runestones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does runestone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription.
- 2
A small tile-shaped stone or tablet with a single rune inscribed on it, used for divinatory and esoteric purposes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Runestone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stone with a runic inscription:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pierre runique |
| German | Runenstein |
| Portuguese | pedra rúnica |
| Spanish | piedra rúnica (cf. estela rúnica f) |
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 runestone come from?
From rune + stone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).