chronographie

\kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\

/\kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

The verdict

“chronographie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chronologie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chronographie · chronographie · French

chronographie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chronographie
PropertyValue
Headwordchronographie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chronographie » en français

chronographiereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chronographie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chronologie.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chronographie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chronographie, spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chronologie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mes premières expériences sur la locomotion étaient faites au moyen de la chronographie ; elles traduisaient fidèlement les rythmes des allures de l’homme et des animaux, c’est-à-dire l’instant et la durée des appuis de chaque membre sur le sol.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chronographie"?
"chronographie" is spelled C-H-R-O-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\.
What does "chronographie" mean?
As a noun, "chronographie" means: Chronologie.
How do you pronounce "chronographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chronographie" is \kʁɔ.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chronographie" come from?
"chronographie" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list