sodalite

noun

The verdict

“sodalite” 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) - Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates sous groupe des tectosilicates formé de (silicate chloré de sodium et d'aluminium), de formule chimique Na₄(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)Cl.

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Index FR-sodalite · sodalite · French

sodalite · 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 "S" 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.

Key facts for sodalite
PropertyValue
Headwordsodalite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sodalite » en français

sodalitesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sodalite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates sous groupe des tectosilicates formé de (silicate chloré de sodium et d'aluminium), de formule chimique Na₄(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)Cl.".

sodalite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sodalite, spelled S-O-D-A-L-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates sous groupe des tectosilicates formé de (silicate chloré de sodium et d'aluminium), de formule chimique Na₄(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)Cl.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sodalite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’endialite a été observée au Groenland, dans les dépôts de gneiss avec la sodalite, l'amphibole, etc.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sodalite"?
"sodalite" is spelled S-O-D-A-L-I-T-E.
What does "sodalite" mean?
As a noun, "sodalite" means: Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates sous groupe des tectosilicates formé de (silicate chloré de sodium et d'aluminium), de formule chimique Na₄(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)Cl.
What language does "sodalite" come from?
"sodalite" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list