# chrysalis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/ · frequency rank #46,979

## Definitions
1. The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
2. The cocoon itself.
3. A limiting environment or situation.

## Etymology
From Latin chrysalis, from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”), because of the color of some of them.

## Common misspellings (15)
`cchrysalis`, `chhrysalis`, `chrrysalis`, `chrsyalis`, `chryaslis`, `chrysails`, `chrysaliss`, `chrysallis`, `chrysalsi`, `chryslais`, `chryssalis`, `chryysalis`, `chyrsalis`, `crhysalis`, `hcrysalis`

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