crisol

/[kɾiˈsol]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,152

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

crisol is aSpanishnoun. It means: Recipiente refractario usado para fundir o calcinar materiales a altas temperaturas. Pronounced [kɾiˈsol]. Often confused with Cristo and Cristi.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of crisol in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for crisol is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɾiˈsol]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,152 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for crisol, with forms such as "ccrisol", "cirsol", and "criosl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Cristo", "Cristi", "cristal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is crisol, spelled C-R-I-S-O-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccrisol,cirsol,criosl,crislo,crisoll,crissol,crrisol,crsiol,rcisol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for crisol

Misspelling Variants of "crisol"

ccrisol7cirsol6criosl6crislo6crisoll7crissol7crrisol7crsiol6
Misspelling Variants of "crisol"

Frequency rank: #32,152 in Spanish

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.