chromatophore
/krəˈmætəˌfɔr/noun
chromatophore is spelled C-H-R-O-M-A-T-O-P-H-O-R-E: 13 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, chromatophore means “A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chromatophore is chromatophores.
How many letters and syllables are in chromatophore?
| Letters | 13: C-H-R-O-M-A-T-O-P-H-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| 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 chromatophore?
Chromatophore 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).
How do you pronounce chromatophore?
- US /krəˈmætəˌfɔr/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-chromatophore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chromatophore
- chromatophores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chromatophore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
Cuttlefish skin contains chromatophores that enable it to change colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chromatophore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pigment-bearing cell or structure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chromatophore |
| Portuguese | cromatóforo |
| Spanish | cromatóforo |
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 chromatophore come from?
From chromato- (“color”) + -phore (“bearer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).