chromosome

\kʁɔ.mo.zom\

/\kʁɔ.mo.zom\/ noun

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The verdict

“chromosome” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,026
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément microscopique des cellules constitué de molécules d’ADN et de protéines présent dans le noyau et servant de support à la transmission des caractères héréditaires.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chromosome · chromosome · French

chromosome · rank #34,026 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,026
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chong

Nearest frequency peer: chong (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chromosome »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chromosome » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chromosome vs chromosomes
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chromosome
PropertyValue
Headwordchromosome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɔ.mo.zom\
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,026
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chromosome »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).chromosomese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chong » (#34,025), « clamer » (#34,027), « choco » (#34,024). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chromosome » est au #34,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around chromosome (IPA \kʁɔ.mo.zom\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,026 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Élément microscopique des cellules constitué de molécules d’ADN et de protéines présent dans le noyau et servant de support à la transmission des caractères héréditaires.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for chromosome, with forms such as "cchromosome", "chhromosome", and "chormosome". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "chromosomes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is chromosome, spelled C-H-R-O-M-O-S-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément microscopique des cellules constitué de molécules d’ADN et de protéines présent dans le noyau et servant de support à la transmission des caractères héréditaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chromosome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans chaque cellule somatique les chromosomes apparaissent en double exemplaire ; un chromosome d’une même paire est d’origine maternelle, l’autre d’origine paternelle : ce sont des chromosomes homologues.
  2. "En fait, les femmes disposent de renforts du système immunitaire à un stade précoce des infections, alors que les hommes, avec leurs seuls chromosomes X, n’en possèdent pas", explique-t-elle.

This word in other languages

chromosome(English)cromosoma(Español)Chromosom(Deutsch)cromossoma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchromosome
  • chhromosome
  • chormosome
  • chrmoosome
  • chrommosome
  • chromoosme
  • chromosmoe
  • chromosoem
  • chromosomme
  • chromossome
  • chromsoome
  • chroomsome
  • chrromosome
  • crhomosome
  • hcromosome

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chromosome - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchromosome1chhromosome1chormosome2chrmoosome2chrommosome1chromoosme2chromosmoe2chromosoem2
Edit distance from "chromosome"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chromosome"?
"chromosome" is spelled C-H-R-O-M-O-S-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔ.mo.zom\.
What does "chromosome" mean?
As a noun, "chromosome" means: Élément microscopique des cellules constitué de molécules d’ADN et de protéines présent dans le noyau et servant de support à la transmission des caractères héréditaires.
What words are commonly confused with "chromosome"?
"chromosome" is commonly confused with "chromosomes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chromosome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chromosome" is \kʁɔ.mo.zom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chromosome" come from?
"chromosome" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chromosome", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

charlatans#34,019contenants#34,033courtisane#34,041critiquait#34,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

anatomiques15 variantshivernales15 variantsunilatéral15 variantsinitiateurs15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list