# chlorophyll

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklɔː.ɹə.fɪl/ · frequency rank #39,245

## Definitions
1. Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French chlorophylle, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`cchlorophyll`, `chhlorophyll`, `chllorophyll`, `chloorphyll`, `chlorohpyll`, `chlorophhyll`, `chlorophlyl`, `chlorophyl`, `chlorophyyll`, `chloropphyll`, `chloropyhll`, `chlorpohyll`, `chlorrophyll`, `chlroophyll`, `cholrophyll`, `clhorophyll`, `hclorophyll`

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