crisol

[kɾiˈsol]

/[kɾiˈsol]/ noun

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The verdict

“crisol” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,152
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recipiente refractario usado para fundir o calcinar materiales a altas temperaturas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crisol · crisol · Spanish

crisol · rank #32,152 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,152
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cotton

Nearest frequency peer: cotton (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “crisol”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “crisol” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crisol vs Cristo
50% similar
crisol vs Cristi
50% similar
crisol vs cristal
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crisol
PropertyValue
Headwordcrisol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɾiˈsol]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,152
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crisol”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.crisolcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cotton” (#32,151), “cuantitativa” (#32,153), “costal” (#32,150). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crisol” va en #32,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around crisol (IPA [kɾiˈsol]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,152 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for crisol, with forms such as "ccrisol", "cirsol", and "criosl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Cristo", "Cristi", "cristal", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is crisol, spelled C-R-I-S-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente refractario usado para fundir o calcinar materiales a altas temperaturas.
  2. 2
    Depósito para el metal fundido, ubicado en la parte inferior de los altos hornos.
  3. 3
    Depósito que almacena el plomo fundido en las antiguas linotipias.
  4. 4
    Figuradamente, situación de extrema dificultad o penuria que templa el ánimo.
  5. 5
    Figuradamente, entorno o ambiente en que se mezclan individuos de distintas extracciones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Después de todo, aquello era Toledo. Crisol de cultos subterráneos, de misterios iniciáticos, de falsos conversos. Y de herejes.

This word in other languages

crucible(English)creuset(Français)Tiegel(Deutsch)cadinho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrisol
  • cirsol
  • criosl
  • crislo
  • crisoll
  • crissol
  • crrisol
  • crsiol
  • rcisol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crisol - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccrisol1cirsol2criosl2crislo2crisoll1crissol1crrisol1crsiol2
Edit distance from "crisol"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crisol"?
"crisol" is spelled C-R-I-S-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾiˈsol].
What does "crisol" mean?
As a noun, "crisol" means: Recipiente refractario usado para fundir o calcinar materiales a altas temperaturas.
What words are commonly confused with "crisol"?
"crisol" is commonly confused with "Cristo", "Cristi", "cristal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crisol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crisol" is [kɾiˈsol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crisol" come from?
"crisol" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cotton#32,151costal#32,150coming#32,138colgué#32,136

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

encerró9 variantsengañen9 variantsbagaje9 variantsavispa9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list