# zircon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/ · frequency rank #47,437

## Definitions
1. A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
2. A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.

## Etymology
From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn), borrowed from Middle Persian zlgwn' (/⁠zargōn⁠/). Doublet of jargoon.

## Easily confused with
- **Zion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zircon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`izrcon`, `zicron`, `zirccon`, `zircno`, `zirconn`, `zirocn`, `zirrcon`, `zricon`, `zzircon`

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