# beryllium

> English word · Noun · IPA /bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/ · frequency rank #34,396

## Definitions
1. The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
2. An atom of this element.

## Etymology
From beryl + -ium, so called because the element is a key component of the mineral beryl.

## Common misspellings (12)
`bberyllium`, `berlylium`, `berryllium`, `berylilum`, `berylium`, `beryllimu`, `berylliumm`, `berylluim`, `beryyllium`, `beyrllium`, `breyllium`, `ebryllium`

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