Chronograph
[kʁonoˈɡʁaːf]
The verdict
“Chronograph” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zur Messung und Anzeige von Zeit (meist analoge Armbanduhr)
Corpus desk
Index DE-chronograph · Chronograph · German
Chronograph · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chronograph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁonoˈɡʁaːf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chronograph“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Chronograph is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁonoˈɡʁaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Chronograph in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chronograph, spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H.
Definition
- 1Gerät zur Messung und Anzeige von Zeit (meist analoge Armbanduhr)
- 2Gerät zur Aufzeichnung der Zeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chronograph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Chronograph verfügt meist über mehrere Zifferblätter und mindestens zwei drehbare Knöpfe.
Synonyms
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.