# chromium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹoʊ.mi.əm/ · frequency rank #24,112

## Definitions
1. A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

## Etymology
From New Latin, from French chrome (from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”)) + -ium. So called because of the striking colors of its compounds.

## Common misspellings (12)
`cchromium`, `chhromium`, `chormium`, `chrmoium`, `chroimum`, `chromimu`, `chromiumm`, `chrommium`, `chromuim`, `chrromium`, `crhomium`, `hcromium`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chromium