leucite
\lø.sit\
The verdict
“leucite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Métasilicate d’aluminium et de potassium.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leucite · leucite · French
leucite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | leucite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lø.sit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « leucite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
leucite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lø.sit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Métasilicate d’aluminium et de potassium.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for leucite in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is leucite, spelled L-E-U-C-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Métasilicate d’aluminium et de potassium.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how leucite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le polychroïsme en lame mince n’est sensible que dans les variétés sodifères [qui contiennent du sodium] des roches à leucite.
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.