trichrome
tri·chrome/ˈtɹaɪˌkɹəʊm/adjective, noun
trichrome is spelled T-R-I-C-H-R-O-M-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (tri·chrome). It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trichrome means “trichromatic (involving three colours)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trichrome?
| Letters | 9: T-R-I-C-H-R-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tri·chrome |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 trichrome?
Trichrome appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 trichrome?
- /ˈtɹaɪˌkɹəʊm/
Trichrome has 2 syllables, split tri·chrome in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of trichrome
- trichromes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trichrome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
trichromatic (involving three colours)
- 2
Staining three different tissues three different colours.
noun
- 1
A combined stain that stains three different tissues three different colours.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trichrome come from?
From tri- + -chrome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).