chrysolite
/ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/noun
chrysolite is spelled C-H-R-Y-S-O-L-I-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chrysolite means “Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chrysolite is chrysolites.
How many letters and syllables are in chrysolite?
| Letters | 10: C-H-R-Y-S-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chrysolite?
Chrysolite appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chrysolite?
- UK /ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/
- US /ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/
Chrysolite has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with chrysolite?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as chrysolite (/ɪsəlaɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: chrysotile.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chrysolite
- chrysolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chrysolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chrysolite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a gemstone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chrysolithe, chrysolite |
| German | crysolit, Chrysolith |
| Spanish | chrysolita, peridoto, crisólito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chrysolite come from?
From Middle English crisolite, from Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”). By surface analysis, chryso- (“pertaining to gold”) + -lite (“pertaining to rocks, minerals”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).