calamite
\ka.la.mit\
The verdict
“calamite” 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 September 3, 2026) - Désigne une trémolite d’un gris jaunâtre, en longues fibres lamellaires cannelées, de Norvège.
Corpus desk
Index FR-calamite · calamite · French
calamite · 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 "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calamite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.la.mit\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
calamite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.la.mit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for calamite in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 calamite, spelled C-A-L-A-M-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Désigne une trémolite d’un gris jaunâtre, en longues fibres lamellaires cannelées, de Norvège.
- 2Sorte de végétal fossile que l’on tire des roseaux.
- 3Plante cryptogame fossile.
- 4Le crapaud calamite (ou Epidalea calamita).
- 5Aiguille aimantée que l’on plaçait dans un roseau pour qu’il flotte. Cela constituait les premières boussoles.
- 6Boussole.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how calamite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Notre calamite un peu tirait toujours à son pole Arctique.
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.