crystal ball
"crystal-ball" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crystal ball” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A globe of glass or crystal used to foretell the future.
Corpus desk
Index EN-crystal-ball · crystal ball · English
crystal ball · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crystal ball |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “crystal ball” in English
Rare enough to double-check
crystal ball is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for crystal ball in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is crystal ball, spelled C-R-Y-S-T-A-L- -B-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1A globe of glass or crystal used to foretell the future.
- 2A way of seeing into the future.
- 3One of the magickal tools of Wicca, used for divination and altar purposes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crystal ball appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The psychic looked into the crystal ball and saw into the future.
"Well, Victor agreed and Madame Rosita sat down with her crystal ball on a black cloth in front of her."
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.