chromatid
/ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/noun
chromatid is spelled C-H-R-O-M-A-T-I-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chromatid means “After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chromatid is chromatids.
How many letters and syllables are in chromatid?
| Letters | 9: C-H-R-O-M-A-T-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 chromatid?
Chromatid appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 chromatid?
- /ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-chromatid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chromatid
- chromatids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chromatid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chromatid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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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 chromatid come from?
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + English -id.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).