chrominance
/ˈkɹoʊ.mɪ.nəns/noun
chrominance is spelled C-H-R-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chrominance means “The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chrominance is chrominances.
How many letters and syllables are in chrominance?
| Letters | 11: C-H-R-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is chrominance?
Chrominance appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 chrominance?
- UK /ˈkɹəʊ.mɪn.əns/
- US /ˈkɹoʊ.mɪ.nəns/
Chrominance has 3 syllables (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).
Forms of chrominance
- chrominances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chrominance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chrominance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense signal used in video systems:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | crominância |
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 chrominance come from?
Blend of chroma + luminance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).