chromosphere
/ˈkɹoʊməsfɪɚ/noun
chromosphere is spelled C-H-R-O-M-O-S-P-H-E-R-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chromosphere means “The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chromosphere is chromospheres.
How many letters and syllables are in chromosphere?
| Letters | 12: C-H-R-O-M-O-S-P-H-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 chromosphere?
Chromosphere appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 chromosphere?
- UK /ˈkɹəʊməsfɪə/
- US /ˈkɹoʊməsfɪɚ/
- US /ˈkɹoʊmoʊsfɪɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chromosphere.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chromosphere
- chromospheres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chromosphere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chromosphere in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense layer of a star's atmosphere:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chromosphère |
| German | Chromosphäre |
| Portuguese | cromosfera |
| Spanish | cromosfera |
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 chromosphere come from?
From chromo- + -sphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).