ferralite
The verdict
“ferralite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Latérite, sol riche en oxydes de fer et d’aluminium.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ferralite · ferralite · French
ferralite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | ferralite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ferralite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ferralite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Latérite, sol riche en oxydes de fer et d’aluminium.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ferralite in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ferralite, spelled F-E-R-R-A-L-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Latérite, sol riche en oxydes de fer et d’aluminium.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ferralite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aujourd'hui, certains pédologues proposent de remplacer le mot « latérite » par les termes « ferralite » ou « phlintite ». On veut donc substituer une définition d'ordre génétique à celle de Buchanan.
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.