illite
French, noun\i.lit\
illite is spelled I-L-L-I-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written French, the 255,834th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Illite is a French feminine noun meaning “illite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Minéral micacé phyllosilicate avec des agrégats de cristaux monocyclique gris ou blancs”.
What does illite mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineillite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Minéral micacé phyllosilicate avec des agrégats de cristaux monocyclique gris ou blancs
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 illite
- illites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce illite?
- \i.lit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to illite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is illite in French?
illite appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).