dichrome

\di.kʁom\

/\di.kʁom\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui présente deux couleurs distinctes selon son épaisseur, en parlant d'un corps transparent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dichrome · dichrome · French

dichrome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 dichrome
PropertyValue
Headworddichrome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\di.kʁom\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dichrome » en français

dichromen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dichrome is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.kʁom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dichrome, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 dichrome, spelled D-I-C-H-R-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui présente deux couleurs distinctes selon son épaisseur, en parlant d'un corps transparent.
  2. 2
    (Par extension) Qui est composé de deux couleurs ; synonyme de bicolore.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La chlorophylle, qui possède sous une couche mince une transparence verte alors qu'elle donne une coloration rouge pour une couche très épaisse, est un corps dichrome.
  2. Voici notre thé à cette vesprée, dit Miranda en remplissant les coupes dichromes à tige grêle

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "dichrome"?
"dichrome" is spelled D-I-C-H-R-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \di.kʁom\.
What does "dichrome" mean?
As an adjective, "dichrome" means: Qui présente deux couleurs distinctes selon son épaisseur, en parlant d'un corps transparent.
How do you pronounce "dichrome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dichrome" is \di.kʁom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dichrome" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list