chrome
/kɹoʊm/noun, verb
chrome is spelled C-H-R-O-M-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chrome means “Chromium, when used to plate other metals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chrome is chromes.
How many letters and syllables are in chrome?
| Letters | 6: C-H-R-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 chrome?
Chrome appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 chrome?
- UK /kɹəʊm/
- US /kɹoʊm/
Chrome has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-chrome.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chrome?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chrome from its last stressed vowel (/oʊm/):
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 chrome
- chromes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chroming participle, present
- chromed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chrome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
- 2
The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
- 3
USslanghandguns
verb
- 1
To plate with chrome.
- 2
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chrome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to plate with chrome:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chromer |
| German | verchromen |
| Portuguese | cromar |
| Spanish | cromar |
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 chrome come from?
Borrowed from French chrome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).