cristal de roche

\kʁis.tal də ʁɔʃ\

/\kʁis.tal də ʁɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“cristal de roche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom donné aux variétés hyalines de quartz qui sont transparentes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cristal-de-roche · cristal de roche · French

cristal de roche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cristal de roche
PropertyValue
Headwordcristal de roche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁis.tal də ʁɔʃ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cristal de roche » en français

cristal de rochereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cristal de roche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁis.tal də ʁɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom donné aux variétés hyalines de quartz qui sont transparentes.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cristal de roche in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cristal de roche, spelled C-R-I-S-T-A-L- -D-E- -R-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné aux variétés hyalines de quartz qui sont transparentes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quartz hyalin. Cette substance prend le nom de cristal de roche, quand elle est transparente ; lorsqu’elle n’est que translucide, on la distingue encore par diverses dénominations. Ses variétés de couleur et de transparence sont utilisées par le lapidaire.
  2. Toutes les améthystes ne sont que des cristaux de roche teints de violet ou de pourpre ; elles ont la même densité, la même dureté, la même double réfraction, que le cristal : elles sont aussi également réfractaires au feu.

Synonyms

cristal quartz

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cristal de roche"?
"cristal de roche" is spelled C-R-I-S-T-A-L- -D-E- -R-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁis.tal də ʁɔʃ\.
What does "cristal de roche" mean?
As a noun, "cristal de roche" means: Nom donné aux variétés hyalines de quartz qui sont transparentes.
How do you pronounce "cristal de roche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cristal de roche" is \kʁis.tal də ʁɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cristal de roche" come from?
"cristal de roche" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list