smaragdine

/sməˈɹæɡdiːn/

//sməˈɹæɡdiːn// noun

"smaragdine" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“smaragdine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emerald.

Corpus desk

Index EN-smaragdine · smaragdine · English

smaragdine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for smaragdine
PropertyValue
Headwordsmaragdine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sməˈɹæɡdiːn/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “smaragdine” in English

smaragdinesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

smaragdine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sməˈɹæɡdiːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emerald.".

smaragdine has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin smaragdinus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδινος (smáragdinos), from σμάραγδος (smáragdos). See emerald for more. The correct English form is smaragdine, spelled S-M-A-R-A-G-D-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emerald.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how smaragdine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The smaragdine and beryl, (as they are called), which are found in the copper-mines, are said to have their colour from their mixture with sulphur: and that the chrysolite, produced by the heat of thesun, receives its tincture from a hot and fiery exhalation.
  2. […]others green, as the emerald, smaragdine, and beryl; others bluish, as the sapphire and turquois; others purple-coloured, as the amethyst.

Etymology

From Latin smaragdinus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδινος (smáragdinos), from σμάραγδος (smáragdos). See emerald for more.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "smaragdine"?
"smaragdine" is spelled S-M-A-R-A-G-D-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /sməˈɹæɡdiːn/.
What does "smaragdine" mean?
As a noun, "smaragdine" means: Emerald.
How do you pronounce "smaragdine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "smaragdine" is /sməˈɹæɡdiːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "smaragdine"?
From Latin smaragdinus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδινος (smáragdinos), from σμάραγδος (smáragdos). See emerald for more. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list