Chronos

[ˈkʁoːnɔs]

/[ˈkʁoːnɔs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chronos” is uncommon German (frequency #75,496 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,496
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gott der Zeit der griechischen Mythologie

Key facts for Chronos
PropertyValue
HeadwordChronos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁoːnɔs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chronos” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Chronos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chronos is uncommon German at frequency #75,496 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁoːnɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gott der Zeit der griechischen Mythologie".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chronos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Chronos, spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gott der Zeit der griechischen Mythologie

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 "Chronos"?
"Chronos" is spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁoːnɔs].
What does "Chronos" mean?
As a noun, "Chronos" means: Gott der Zeit der griechischen Mythologie
How do you pronounce "Chronos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chronos" is [ˈkʁoːnɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chronos" come from?
"Chronos" is a German 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 “Chronos”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-R-O-N-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁoːnɔs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list