cristalografia

/kɾiʃ.tɐ.lu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/

//kɾiʃ.tɐ.lu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a ciência que classifica e descreve os cristais

Key facts for cristalografia
PropertyValue
Headwordcristalografia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾiʃ.tɐ.lu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cristalografia” sits in Portuguese frequency

cristalografia falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cristalografia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɾiʃ.tɐ.lu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a ciência que classifica e descreve os cristais".

No misspelling variants are generated for cristalografia in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cristalografia, spelled C-R-I-S-T-A-L-O-G-R-A-F-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    a ciência que classifica e descreve os cristais

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 "cristalografia"?
"cristalografia" is spelled C-R-I-S-T-A-L-O-G-R-A-F-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾiʃ.tɐ.lu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/.
What does "cristalografia" mean?
As a noun, "cristalografia" means: a ciência que classifica e descreve os cristais
How do you pronounce "cristalografia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cristalografia" is /kɾiʃ.tɐ.lu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cristalografia" come from?
"cristalografia" is a Portuguese 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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Using “cristalografia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-I-S-T-A-L-O-G-R-A-F-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɾiʃ.tɐ.lu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list