crypto-
French, prefix/kʁip.to/
crypto- is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O (6 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,795th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crypto- is a French prefix meaning “crypto-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Préfixe désignant ce qui est caché, occulté, que ce soit sciemment ou non”.
What does crypto- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
crypto-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Préfixe désignant ce qui est caché, occulté, que ce soit sciemment ou non.
noun: 1. Cryptographie.
noun: 1. Cryptologie.
noun: 1. Abréviation de Cryptoactifs également appellé une cryptomonnaie.
noun: 1. Abréviation de Cryptomonnaie appellé un cryptoactifs par les autorités et par la législation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of crypto-
- cryptos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crypto-?
- /kʁip.to/
- /kʁip.tɔ/
- \kʁip.tɔ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crypto-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crypto- in French?
crypto- appears 1.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).