colorimetric

adj

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"colorimetric" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“colorimetric” is uncommon English (frequency #97,955 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,955
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to colorimetry.

Key facts for colorimetric
PropertyValue
Headwordcolorimetric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#97,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colorimetric” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). colorimetric lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colorimetric is uncommon English at frequency #97,955 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for colorimetric in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From color + -metric. The correct English form is colorimetric, spelled C-O-L-O-R-I-M-E-T-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to colorimetry.
  2. 2
    Obtained by using a colorimeter.

Etymology

From color + -metric.

This word in other languages

colorimétrique(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colorimetric"?
"colorimetric" is spelled C-O-L-O-R-I-M-E-T-R-I-C.
What does "colorimetric" mean?
As an adjective, "colorimetric" means: Of or pertaining to colorimetry.
What is the origin of the word "colorimetric"?
From color + -metric. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “colorimetric”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-L-O-R-I-M-E-T-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list