Cristal or crystal?
cristal is an adjective meaning “Relating to a crest”; crystal is a noun meaning “A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order…”. Use cristal as an adjective and crystal as a noun (crystal is also an adjective: “Made of crystal”). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) crystal is about 63 times as common as cristal.
What is the difference between cristal and crystal?
| cristal | crystal | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective | noun, adjective |
| Meaning | Relating to a crest | A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass Made of crystal |
| Example | none recorded | "Do I make myself clear?" / "Crystal." |
| Forms | none | crystals |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈkɹɪstəl/ |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words | 25 times per million words |
Sources: cristal and crystal in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of cristal and crystal
cristal
- 1
Relating to a crest
crystal
- 1
A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions
- 2
Made of crystal
- 3
A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass
- 4
Very clear; coherent
"Do I make myself clear?" / "Crystal."
- 5
A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it
- 6
slangCrystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride
- 7
The glass over the dial of a watch case
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, cristal or crystal?
cristal appears about once in every 3 million words; crystal 25 times per million words.
cristal about once in every 3 million wordscrystal 25 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).