sardonyx
/sɑː(ɹ)ˈdɒnɪks/noun
sardonyx is spelled S-A-R-D-O-N-Y-X: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sardonyx means “A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sardonyx is sardonyxes.
How many letters and syllables are in sardonyx?
| Letters | 8: S-A-R-D-O-N-Y-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 sardonyx?
Sardonyx appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 sardonyx?
- /sɑː(ɹ)ˈdɒnɪks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sardonyx.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sardonyx
- sardonyxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sardonyx mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sardonyx in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense gemstone banded with red sard:
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 sardonyx come from?
Inherited from Middle English sardonix, sardonyx (c. 1382), from Latin sardonyx, from Ancient Greek σᾰρδόνῠξ (sărdónŭx). Doublet of sardoin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).