chroma
chro·ma/ˈkɹoʊmə/noun
chroma is spelled C-H-R-O-M-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables (chro·ma). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chroma means “The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chroma is chromas.
How many letters and syllables are in chroma?
| Letters | 6: C-H-R-O-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: chro·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 chroma?
Chroma appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 chroma?
- US /ˈkɹoʊmə/
- UK /ˈkɹəʊmə/
Chroma has 2 syllables, split chro·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with chroma?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chroma from its last stressed vowel (/oʊmə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: morcha.
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 chroma
- chromas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chroma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
- 2
The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
- 3
Short for chromatic semitone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chroma come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).