taconite
noun
taconite is spelled T-A-C-O-N-I-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taconite means “A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taconite is taconites.
How many letters and syllables are in taconite?
| Letters | 8: T-A-C-O-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 taconite?
Taconite appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 taconite
- taconites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taconite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taconite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flint-like iron ore:
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 taconite come from?
From Taconic + -ite, after the Taconic Mountains. The name Taconic is from a Lenape language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).