chronometer
chro·nom·e·ter/krə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪtər/noun
chronometer is spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-M-E-T-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables (chro·nom·e·ter). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chronometer means “A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chronometer is chronometers.
How many letters and syllables are in chronometer?
| Letters | 11: C-H-R-O-N-O-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: chro·nom·e·ter |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 chronometer?
Chronometer appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 chronometer?
- UK /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
- US /krə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪtər/
- Australia /kɹəˈnɔm.ə.tə(ɹ)/
Chronometer has 4 syllables, split chro·nom·e·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-chronometer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chronometer
- chronometers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chronometer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
A wristwatch costs $20; a chronometer costs $20,000.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chronometer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device for measuring time, particularly time of day:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chronomètre, chronoscope |
| German | Chronometer, Uhr |
| Portuguese | cronómetro, cronômetro, cronoscópio |
| Spanish | cronómetro |
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 chronometer come from?
From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).