cromosoma

/[kɾomoˈsoma]/ noun

The verdict

“cromosoma” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,532 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#34,532
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Largo filamento de ADN que durante la mitosis se enrolla formando una especie de bastoncito, visible con el microscopio óptico en el núcleo de la célula. Cada especie animal o vegetal posee un núme...

Key facts for cromosoma
PropertyValue
Headwordcromosoma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɾomoˈsoma]
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,532
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cromosoma” sits in Spanish 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). cromosoma lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cromosoma is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɾomoˈsoma]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,532 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Largo filamento de ADN que durante la mitosis se enrolla formando una especie de bastoncito, visible con el microscopio óptico en el núcleo de la célula. Cada especie animal o vegetal posee un núme...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cromosoma, with forms such as "ccromosoma", "cormosoma", and "crmoosoma". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cromosomas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cromosoma, spelled C-R-O-M-O-S-O-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Largo filamento de ADN que durante la mitosis se enrolla formando una especie de bastoncito, visible con el microscopio óptico en el núcleo de la célula. Cada especie animal o vegetal posee un número de cromosomas que le es característico e invariable.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccromosoma,cormosoma,crmoosoma,crommosoma,cromoosma,cromosmoa,cromosoam,cromosomma,cromossoma,cromsooma,croomsoma,crromosoma,rcomosoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cromosoma — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "cromosoma"

ccromosoma1cormosoma2crmoosoma2crommosoma1cromoosma2cromosmoa2cromosoam2cromosomma1
Edit distance from "cromosoma"

Frequency rank: #34,532 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cromosoma"?
"cromosoma" is spelled C-R-O-M-O-S-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kɾomoˈsoma].
What does "cromosoma" mean?
As a noun, "cromosoma" means: Largo filamento de ADN que durante la mitosis se enrolla formando una especie de bastoncito, visible con el microscopio óptico en el núcleo de la célula. Cada especie animal o vegetal posee un núme...
What words are commonly confused with "cromosoma"?
"cromosoma" is commonly confused with "cromosomas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cromosoma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cromosoma" is [kɾomoˈsoma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cromosoma" come from?
"cromosoma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cromosoma”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-O-M-O-S-O-M-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɾomoˈsoma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cromosomas” — see the side-by-side comparison. cromosoma vs cromosomas
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Nearby Spanish words

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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.