chiasma
/kaɪˈæzmə/noun
chiasma is spelled C-H-I-A-S-M-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chiasma means “A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chiasma is chiasmas or chiasmata.
How many letters and syllables are in chiasma?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-A-S-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chiasma?
Chiasma appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chiasma?
- UK /kaɪˈæzmə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with chiasma?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chiasma from its last stressed vowel (/æzmə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chiasma
- chiasmas plural
- chiasmata plural
- chiasm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chiasma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
- 2
The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
- 3
An instance of chiasmus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chiasma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | quiasma |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chiasma come from?
From New Latin chiasma, from Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα (khī́asma), from χῑάζω (khīázō, “to mark with an X”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).