chyron
chy·ron/ˈkaɪɹɑn/noun, verb
chyron is a noun meaning “A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-H-Y-R-O-N and has 2 syllables (chy·ron), and it appears about once in every 28 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of chyron is chyrons.
What does chyron mean?
noun
- 1
USA set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
- 2
Alternative spelling of ciron (“the itch-mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), which infects the skin”).
verb
- 1
USTo display (material) on screen by this technology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce chyron?
- UK /ˈkaɪɹɒn/
- US /ˈkaɪɹɑn/
Chyron has 2 syllables, split chy·ron in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-chyron.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chyron
- chyrons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chyroning participle, present
- chyroned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is chyron?
Chyron appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
Where does chyron come from?
Genericization of the trademark Chyron, from Chiron (“centaur of Greek mythology”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).