stalagmite
/stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/noun
stalagmite is spelled S-T-A-L-A-G-M-I-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stalagmite means “A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stalagmite is stalagmites.
How many letters and syllables are in stalagmite?
| Letters | 10: S-T-A-L-A-G-M-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stalagmite?
Stalagmite appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 stalagmite?
- US /stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/
- UK /ˈstæl.əɡˌmaɪt/
Stalagmite has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stalagmite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stalagmite
- stalagmites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stalagmite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stalagmite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral deposit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stalagmite |
| German | Stalagmit |
| Portuguese | estalagmite |
| Spanish | estalagmita |
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 stalagmite come from?
From New Latin stalagmītēs, from Ancient Greek στάλαγμα (stálagma, “drop”) or σταλαγμός (stalagmós, “dripping”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).