mylonite
\mi.lɔ.nit\
The verdict
“mylonite” 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) - Roche métamorphique dérivant d’une roche magmatique ou métamorphique broyée au point que la majorité des cristaux originels ne soit plus identifiable à l’œil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mylonite · mylonite · French
mylonite · 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 "M" 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 | mylonite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mi.lɔ.nit\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mylonite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.lɔ.nit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roche métamorphique dérivant d’une roche magmatique ou métamorphique broyée au point que la majorité des cristaux originels ne soit plus identifiable à l’œil.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mylonite in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mylonite, spelled M-Y-L-O-N-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Roche métamorphique dérivant d’une roche magmatique ou métamorphique broyée au point que la majorité des cristaux originels ne soit plus identifiable à l’œil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mylonite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Trias est réduit à une bande de mylonite de quelques mètres d’épaisseur.
This word in other languages
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.