chrono
French, noun/kʁɔ.no/
chrono is spelled C-H-R-O-N-O (6 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written French, the 12,736th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chrono is a French masculine noun meaning “timer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chronomètre”.
What does chrono mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinetimer
- 2
informalmasculinetime (the length of time recorded on a timer)
prefix
- 1
chrono-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chronomètre. 2. Temps effectué pour accomplir une course. 3. Limitation du temps alloué à une activité. 4. Contre-la-montre.
adverb: 1. Qui est affiché sur le chronomètre.
prefix: 1. Préfixe des mots en rapport avec le temps.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chrono
- chronos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chrono?
- /kʁɔ.no/
- \kʁɔ.no\
- \kʁɔ.nɔ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chrono in French?
chrono appears 4.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).