chronographe

\kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁaf\

/\kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁaf\/ noun

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The verdict

“chronographe” is uncommon French (frequency #60,640 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,640
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui ou celle qui écrit sur la chronologie des évènements.

Key facts for chronographe
PropertyValue
Headwordchronographe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁaf\
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chronographe” sits in French 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). chronographe lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

chronographe is uncommon French at frequency #60,640 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁaf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui ou celle qui écrit sur la chronologie des évènements.".

Zero misspellings are on record for chronographe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chronographe, spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui ou celle qui écrit sur la chronologie des évènements.

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 "chronographe"?
"chronographe" is spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁaf\.
What does "chronographe" mean?
As a noun, "chronographe" means: Celui ou celle qui écrit sur la chronologie des évènements.
How do you pronounce "chronographe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chronographe" is \kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁaf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chronographe" come from?
"chronographe" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chronographe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-R-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁaf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list