cryptocrystalline
adjective, noun
cryptocrystalline is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O-C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-I-N-E: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cryptocrystalline means “Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cryptocrystalline?
| Letters | 17: C-R-Y-P-T-O-C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 cryptocrystalline?
Cryptocrystalline appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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).
Forms of cryptocrystalline
- cryptocrystallines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryptocrystalline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification.
noun
- 1
A rock of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryptocrystalline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | criptocristalino |
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 cryptocrystalline come from?
From crypto- + crystalline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).