biotite

\bjɔ.tit\

/\bjɔ.tit\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Minéral du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des phyllosilicates de la famille des micas. Le terme biotite peut être vu comme un hyperonyme englobant la phlogopite, la sidérophyllite, l’annite et l...

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Index FR-biotite · biotite · French

biotite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 biotite
PropertyValue
Headwordbiotite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bjɔ.tit\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « biotite » en français

biotitesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

biotite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bjɔ.tit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Minéral du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des phyllosilicates de la famille des micas. Le terme biotite peut être vu comme un hyperonyme englobant la phlogopite, la sidérophyllite, l’annite et l...".

No misspelling variants are generated for biotite in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is biotite, spelled B-I-O-T-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Minéral du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des phyllosilicates de la famille des micas. Le terme biotite peut être vu comme un hyperonyme englobant la phlogopite, la sidérophyllite, l’annite et l’eastonite. Le terme est employé par le commun pour désigner les micas de couleur sombre à noire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les analyses ne permettent pas de conclure de manière décisive sur l’origine de la biotite associée au pigment.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "biotite"?
"biotite" is spelled B-I-O-T-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bjɔ.tit\.
What does "biotite" mean?
As a noun, "biotite" means: Minéral du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des phyllosilicates de la famille des micas. Le terme biotite peut être vu comme un hyperonyme englobant la phlogopite, la sidérophyllite, l’annite et l...
How do you pronounce "biotite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biotite" is \bjɔ.tit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biotite" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list