chromo
/ˈkɹəʊməʊ/noun, adjective
chromo is spelled C-H-R-O-M-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chromo means “A color print produced by chromolithography” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chromo is chromos.
How many letters and syllables are in chromo?
| Letters | 6: C-H-R-O-M-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 chromo?
Chromo appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 chromo?
- UK /ˈkɹəʊməʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chromo-.wav, EN-AU_ck1_chromo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chromo
- chromos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chromo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A color print produced by chromolithography.
- 2
AustraliaA prostitute.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the chromodomain, a protein structural domain associated with chromatin production
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chromo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense color:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | cromo- |
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 chromo come from?
Shortened from chromolithograph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).