chromakey
noun, verb
chromakey is spelled C-H-R-O-M-A-K-E-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chromakey means “The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chromakey is chromakeys.
How many letters and syllables are in chromakey?
| Letters | 9: C-H-R-O-M-A-K-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is chromakey?
Chromakey appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
Forms of chromakey
- chromakeys plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chroma-key
- chroma key
- chromakeying participle, present
- chromakeyed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chromakey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.
verb
- 1
To modify an image in this way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chromakey in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense use of a color as key in a studio to allow an image to be partially replaced by :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incrustation |
| German | Chroma Keying |
| Portuguese | cromaqui, chroma key, croma |
| Spanish | croma |
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 chromakey come from?
From chroma + key.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).