# vitriol

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɪtɹiəl/ · frequency rank #34,341

## Definitions
1. Any of various metal sulphates.
2. oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid).
3. Bitterly abusive language.

## Etymology
From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulfuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).

## Easily confused with
- **vitriolic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vitriol-vs-vitriolic)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ivtriol`, `virtiol`, `vitirol`, `vitrilo`, `vitrioll`, `vitroil`, `vitrriol`, `vittriol`, `vtiriol`, `vvitriol`

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