barytine

\ba.ʁi.tin\

/\ba.ʁi.tin\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sulfate de baryum, exploité en carrières.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barytine · barytine · French

barytine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for barytine
PropertyValue
Headwordbarytine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.ʁi.tin\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barytine” sits in French frequency

barytine falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

barytine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ʁi.tin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sulfate de baryum, exploité en carrières.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for barytine, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is barytine, spelled B-A-R-Y-T-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sulfate de baryum, exploité en carrières.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour la barytine (blanc fixe), il s’agit d’un sulfate (BaSO₄) très peu soluble, souvent seul ou en association avec d’autres minéraux (minéraux de gangue et principaux sulfures (blende, galène, sphalérite, fluorine, célestine, quartz, sidérite)).

Synonyms

spath pesant

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barytine"?
"barytine" is spelled B-A-R-Y-T-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ʁi.tin\.
What does "barytine" mean?
As a noun, "barytine" means: Sulfate de baryum, exploité en carrières.
How do you pronounce "barytine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barytine" is \ba.ʁi.tin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barytine" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list