# cryptocurrency

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪp.toʊˌkɝ.ən.si/ · frequency rank #19,568

## Definitions
1. A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

## Etymology
From crypto- (“cryptographic”) + currency.

## Common misspellings (22)
`ccryptocurrency`, `crpytocurrency`, `crryptocurrency`, `crypotcurrency`, `crypptocurrency`, `cryptcourrency`, `cryptoccurrency`, `cryptocrurency`, `cryptocurency`, `cryptocurerncy`, `cryptocurrecny`, `cryptocurrenccy`, `cryptocurrencyy`, `cryptocurrenncy`, `cryptocurrenyc`, `cryptocurrnecy`, `cryptoucrrency`, `crypttocurrency`, `crytpocurrency`, `cryyptocurrency`, `cyrptocurrency`, `rcyptocurrency`

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