# crystal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪstəl/ · frequency rank #3,614

## Definitions
1. A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
2. A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
3. A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
4. Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
5. A person's eye.
6. The glass over the dial of a watch case.

## Etymology
From Middle English crystal, cristal, criȝstall, from Old English cristalla (“crystal”), a borrowing from Latin crystallum (“crystal, ice”) (later reinforced from Anglo-Norman cristall and Middle French cristal, from Latin crystallum), from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krews- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).

## Easily confused with
- **crystals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crystal-vs-crystals)
- **costal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costal-vs-crystal)
- **coastal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coastal-vs-crystal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccrystal`, `crrystal`, `crsytal`, `crysatl`, `crysstal`, `crystall`, `crystla`, `crysttal`, `crytsal`, `cryystal`, `cyrstal`, `rcystal`

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