# chronicle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɒnɪkəl/ · frequency rank #11,181

## Definitions
1. A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

## Etymology
From Middle English cronicle, cronycle, from Anglo-Norman cronicle, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

## Easily confused with
- **chronicles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chronicle-vs-chronicles)
- **chronicler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chronicle-vs-chronicler)
- **chronic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chronic-vs-chronicle)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cchronicle`, `chhronicle`, `chornicle`, `chrnoicle`, `chroincle`, `chroncile`, `chroniccle`, `chronicel`, `chroniclle`, `chronilce`, `chronnicle`, `chrronicle`, `crhonicle`, `hcronicle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chronicle