stalactite
French, noun/sta.lak.tit/
stalactite is spelled S-T-A-L-A-C-T-I-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 115,758th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stalactite is a French feminine noun meaning “stalactite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Concrétion qui se forme à la voûte des cavités souterraines par des infiltrations contenant en dissolution…”.
What does stalactite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestalactite
- 2
feminineicicle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Concrétion qui se forme à la voûte des cavités souterraines par des infiltrations contenant en dissolution des sels calcaires, siliceux, etc. 2. Glaçon qui se forme sur les parois ou les toits, en période hivernale ou dans les régions polaires et montagneuses. 3. Élément architectural qui descend d'une voûte ou d'un plafond ; lambrequin.
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 stalactite
- stalactites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce stalactite?
- /sta.lak.tit/
- \sta.lak.tit\
- [sta.lak.tit]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to stalactite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is stalactite in French?
stalactite appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).