chronometer
/kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
"chronometer" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chronometer” is an uncommon English word, ranked #65,780 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,780
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chronometer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #65,780 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chronometer” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for chronometer is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #65,780 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chronometer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”). The correct English form is chronometer, spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
Etymology
From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chronometer”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-H-R-O-N-O-M-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.