granit
French, noun/ɡʁa.nit/
granit is spelled G-R-A-N-I-T (6 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written French, the 14,626th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Granit is a French masculine noun meaning “granite (general or commercial term)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Roche plutonique, dure, d’aspect granuleux et de teinte variable, composée de feldspath, de mica et de quartz”.
What does granit mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegranite (general or commercial term)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roche plutonique, dure, d’aspect granuleux et de teinte variable, composée de feldspath, de mica et de quartz. 2. Pierre ou matériaux de construction ayant l’aspect du granit. 3. Se dit d’une couverture dont l’aspect est grenu. 4. Granit belge : nom donné improprement à une variété de marbre noir moucheté de blanc
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of granit
- granits plural
- granite
- granité
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce granit?
- /ɡʁa.nit/
- \ɡʁa.nit\
- [ɡʁa.nit]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to granit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is granit in French?
granit appears 3.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).