lazurite
\la.zy.ʁit\
The verdict
“lazurite” 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) - Minéral bleu de la famille des alumino-silicates.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lazurite · lazurite · French
lazurite · 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 "L" 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 | lazurite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \la.zy.ʁit\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lazurite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.zy.ʁit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Minéral bleu de la famille des alumino-silicates.".
lazurite has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lazurite, spelled L-A-Z-U-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Minéral bleu de la famille des alumino-silicates.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lazurite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les gisements de Sar-e-Sang, Badakhchan, Afghanistan, connus depuis la plus haute antiquité, fournissent les meilleurs spécimens et les plus grands cristaux connus. La lazurite s’y présente en masses de couleur indigo à bleu ciel, et plus rarement en superbes cristaux, très recherchés, pouvant atteindre exceptionnellement 50 mm.
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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.