Chrom

[kʁoːm]

/[kʁoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chrom” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,877
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 24, das zu den Übergangsmetallen gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-chrom · Chrom · German

Chrom · rank #20,877 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,877
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cholera

Nearest frequency peer: Cholera (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Chrom“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Chrom“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Chrom vs com
40% similar
Chrom vs CRM
20% similar
Chrom vs crow
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Chrom
PropertyValue
HeadwordChrom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁoːm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,877
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chrom“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chromliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Cholera“ (#20,876), „Churchill“ (#20,878), „Cartoon“ (#20,875). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chrom“ bei #20,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Chrom (IPA [kʁoːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,877 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 24, das zu den Übergangsmetallen gehört".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chrom, with forms such as "cchrom", "chhrom", and "chorm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "com", "CRM", "crow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Chrom, spelled C-H-R-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 24, das zu den Übergangsmetallen gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chrom ist ein essentielles Spurenelement.
  2. „Chrom kann nicht durch Reduktion mit Kohle aus den oxidischen Erzen gewonnen werden, da hierbei Chromcarbid entsteht.“

This word in other languages

chrome(English)cromo(Español)chrome(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchrom
  • chhrom
  • chorm
  • chrmo
  • chromm
  • chrrom
  • crhom
  • hcrom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chrom - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchrom1chhrom1chorm2chrmo2chromm1chrrom1crhom2hcrom2
Edit distance from "Chrom"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chrom"?
"Chrom" is spelled C-H-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁoːm].
What does "Chrom" mean?
As a noun, "Chrom" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 24, das zu den Übergangsmetallen gehört
What words are commonly confused with "Chrom"?
"Chrom" is commonly confused with "com", "CRM", "crow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chrom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chrom" is [kʁoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chrom" come from?
"Chrom" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chrom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

close#20,880Belag#20,851Farce#20,913Assen#20,833

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

autsch8 variantsFolien8 variantsZiegel8 variantsWeiher8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list