crystalline

/ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/

//ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn// adj

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"crystalline" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crystalline” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,175
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crystalline · crystalline · English

crystalline · rank #21,175 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,175
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuffs

Nearest frequency peer: cuffs (+1 rank slots)

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Rank peers near misspelling magnet “crystalline”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “crystalline” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crystalline
PropertyValue
Headwordcrystalline
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,175
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crystalline”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).crystallinelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “cuffs” (#21,176), “CPA” (#21,173), “cyanide” (#21,177). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crystalline” is #21,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around crystalline (IPA /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,175 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for crystalline, with forms such as "ccrystalline", "crrystalline", and "crsytalline". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cryst… The correct English form is crystalline, spelled C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
  2. 2
    Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
  3. 3
    Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
  4. 4
    Pure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how crystalline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There the roſy-finger'd Spring, by the liquid mirror of a cryſtalline pool, was attiring her fair daughters in ſeven-fold ornaments, while the love-whiſpering breezes ſtole kiſſes as they paſſed, and fanned their glowing beauties.
  2. not in his favoured midfield role, either but as a false No 9: the sort of role Guardiola only hands to his chosen, crystalline few: Mario Götze at Bayern Munich (less successfully), Lionel Messi at Barcelona (a little more so).

Etymology

From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, crystal + -ine.

Antonyms

amorphous

This word in other languages

cristalino(Español)cristallin(Français)kristallin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrystalline
  • crrystalline
  • crsytalline
  • crysatlline
  • crysstalline
  • crystalilne
  • crystaline
  • crystallien
  • crystallinne
  • crystallnie
  • crystlaline
  • crysttalline
  • crytsalline
  • cryystalline
  • cyrstalline
  • rcystalline

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crystalline - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccrystalline1crrystalline1crsytalline2crysatlline2crysstalline1crystalilne2crystaline1crystallien2
Edit distance from "crystalline"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crystalline"?
"crystalline" is spelled C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/.
What does "crystalline" mean?
As an adjective, "crystalline" means: Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
What are common misspellings of "crystalline"?
Common misspellings include "ccrystalline", "crrystalline", "crsytalline", "crysatlline", "crysstalline". The correct spelling is "crystalline".
How do you pronounce "crystalline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crystalline" is /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "crystalline"?
From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analy... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crystalline", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dismantling#21,186bittersweet#21,144affirmation#21,128patriarchal#21,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

contrasted16 variantsdisrupting16 variantssubsection16 variantsParalympic16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list