chrysoprase
/ˈkɹɪsəˌpɹeɪz/noun
chrysoprase is spelled C-H-R-Y-S-O-P-R-A-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chrysoprase means “A variety of light-green translucent quartz” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chrysoprase is chrysoprases.
How many letters and syllables are in chrysoprase?
| Letters | 11: C-H-R-Y-S-O-P-R-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is chrysoprase?
Chrysoprase appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 chrysoprase?
- /ˈkɹɪsəˌpɹeɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chrysoprase.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chrysoprase
- chrysoprases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chrysoprase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chrysoprase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense variety of quartz:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chrysoprase |
| German | Chrysopras |
| Portuguese | crisoprásio, crisopraso |
| Spanish | crisoprasa |
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 chrysoprase come from?
From Ancient Greek χρῡσόπρασος (khrūsóprasos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).