smaragdine
/sməˈɹæɡdiːn/
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | smaragdine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sməˈɹæɡdiːn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “smaragdine” in English
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
- 1Emerald.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how smaragdine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
[…]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.