colorimetry

Name: colorimetry, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“colorimetry” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.

Key facts for colorimetry
Property	Value
Headword	colorimetry
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	11
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colorimetry” sits in English frequency

colorimetry falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colorimetry is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for colorimetry in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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

Definition

1
The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.
2
Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour.

Etymology

From color + -metry.

This word in other languages

colorimetría(Español)colorimétrie(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colorimetry"?

"colorimetry" is spelled C-O-L-O-R-I-M-E-T-R-Y.

What does "colorimetry" mean?

As a noun, "colorimetry" means: The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.

What is the origin of the word "colorimetry"?

From color + -metry. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “colorimetry”

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-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.