polychrome
adjective, noun, verb
polychrome is spelled P-O-L-Y-C-H-R-O-M-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polychrome means “Using multiple or many colours” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polychrome?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-C-H-R-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polychrome?
Polychrome appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 polychrome?
- US
Polychrome has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-polychrome.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polychrome
- polychromes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- polychroming participle, present
- polychromed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polychrome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Using multiple or many colours.
- 2
Executed in the manner of polychromy.
polychrome printing
noun
- 1
A piece of multicolored pottery.
- 2
esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)
verb
- 1
To paint or dye with multiple colours.
- 2
To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polychrome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polychrome |
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 polychrome come from?
From poly- + -chrome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).