sclerite
noun
sclerite is spelled S-C-L-E-R-I-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sclerite means “A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sclerite is sclerites.
How many letters and syllables are in sclerite?
| Letters | 8: S-C-L-E-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 sclerite?
Sclerite appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
Forms of sclerite
- sclerites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sclerite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sclerite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense arthropod's exoskeleton:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sklerit |
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 sclerite come from?
From sclero- + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).