titanite

\ti.ta.nit\

/\ti.ta.nit\/ noun

The verdict

“titanite” 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. Sillicate de calcium et de titane de formule CaTi(SiO₅).

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Index FR-titanite · titanite · French

titanite · 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 "T" 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 titanite
PropertyValue
Headwordtitanite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ta.nit\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « titanite » en français

titanitesiège 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

titanite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ti.ta.nit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for titanite in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is titanite, spelled T-I-T-A-N-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates. Sillicate de calcium et de titane de formule CaTi(SiO₅).
  2. 2
    Nom donné par Richard Kirwan en 1796 à ce qui a été par la suite nommé rutile en 1800 par le minéralogiste et géologue allemand Abraham Gottlob Werner.

Synonyms

titane silicéo-calcaire

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 "titanite"?
"titanite" is spelled T-I-T-A-N-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ta.nit\.
What does "titanite" mean?
As a noun, "titanite" means: Espèce minérale du groupe des silicates. Sillicate de calcium et de titane de formule CaTi(SiO₅).
How do you pronounce "titanite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "titanite" is \ti.ta.nit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "titanite" come from?
"titanite" 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