chromaticity
chro·ma·ti·ci·ty/kɹoʊ.məˈtɪ.sɪ.ti/noun
chromaticity is spelled C-H-R-O-M-A-T-I-C-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables (chro·ma·ti·ci·ty). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chromaticity means “An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chromaticity is chromaticities.
How many letters and syllables are in chromaticity?
| Letters | 12: C-H-R-O-M-A-T-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: chro·ma·ti·ci·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 chromaticity?
Chromaticity appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 chromaticity?
- UK /kɹəʊ.məˈtɪ.sɪ.ti/
- US /kɹoʊ.məˈtɪ.sɪ.ti/
Chromaticity has 5 syllables, split chro·ma·ti·ci·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-chromaticity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chromaticity?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chromaticity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪsɪti/):
- authenticity
- specificity
- elasticity
- plasticity
- eccentricity
- centricity
- inauthenticity
- atomicity
- chronicity
- facticity
- benedicite
- rhoticity
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 chromaticity
- chromaticities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chromaticity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chromaticity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chromaticité |
| German | Farbart, Chromatizität |
| Portuguese | cromaticidade |
| Spanish | cromaticidad |
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 chromaticity come from?
From chromatic + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).