panchromatic
adjective
panchromatic is spelled P-A-N-C-H-R-O-M-A-T-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, panchromatic means “sensitive to all visible colours” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in panchromatic?
| Letters | 12: P-A-N-C-H-R-O-M-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 panchromatic?
Panchromatic appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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).
What does panchromatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
sensitive to all visible colours
- 2
sensitive to a wide range of wavelengths of light, typically most of the visible spectrum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Panchromatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sensitive to all visible colours:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | farbempfindlich, panchromatisch |
| Portuguese | pancromático |
| Spanish | pancromático |
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 panchromatic come from?
From pan- + chromatic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).