Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crypto-

/kɹɪptoʊ-/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: cryp-to-
IPA: /kɹɪptoʊ-/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Hidden, invisible.

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Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.

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Cryptocurrency.

Example Sentences

"crypto- + crystalline → cryptocrystalline (“whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification”)"
"crypto- + zoology → cryptozoology (“the study of animals whose existence has not been proven”)"
"crypto- + fascist → cryptofascist"
"crypto- + -lect → cryptolect (“a secret language”)"
"crypto- + function → cryptofunction"
"crypto- + variable → cryptovariable"

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Derived from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós, “hidden, secret”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɹɪptoʊ-/

Inflected Forms

crypt- (alternative)

Phrases

-crypt

Frequently Paired Words

-crypt

Questions

How do you pronounce crypto-?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪptoʊ-/.
What does crypto- mean?: Hidden, invisible.
Where does crypto- come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Derived from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós, “hidden, secret”).

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