# beryl

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛɹ.əl/ · frequency rank #32,294

## Definitions
1. A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈).
2. An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.
3. A dull blueish green color.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.

## Easily confused with
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beryl-vs-bey)
- **bury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beryl-vs-bury)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beryl-vs-bryn)
- **bevy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beryl-vs-bevy)
- **bezel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beryl-vs-bezel)
- **bevel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beryl-vs-bevel)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-beryl)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ber-vs-beryl)
- **bell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bell-vs-beryl)
- **Bert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bert-vs-beryl)
- **berg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berg-vs-beryl)
- **Bern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bern-vs-beryl)
- **beal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beal-vs-beryl)
- **Berk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berk-vs-beryl)
- **berry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berry-vs-beryl)
- **berth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berth-vs-beryl)
- **beret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beret-vs-beryl)
- **Berne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berne-vs-beryl)
- **Bernd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bernd-vs-beryl)
- **Bernal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bernal-vs-beryl)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bberyl`, `berly`, `berryl`, `beryll`, `beryyl`, `beyrl`, `breyl`, `ebryl`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beryl