cromossoma

/kɾɔ.mɔ.ˈso.mɐ/

//kɾɔ.mɔ.ˈso.mɐ// noun

The verdict

“cromossoma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,754 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,754
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - longa sequência de ADN, que contém vários genes, e outras sequências de nucleótidos com funções específicas nas células dos seres vivos

Key facts for cromossoma
PropertyValue
Headwordcromossoma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾɔ.mɔ.ˈso.mɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,754
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cromossoma” sits in Portuguese 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). cromossoma lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

cromossoma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,754 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɾɔ.mɔ.ˈso.mɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "longa sequência de ADN, que contém vários genes, e outras sequências de nucleótidos com funções específicas nas células dos seres vivos".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cromossoma, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is cromossoma, spelled C-R-O-M-O-S-S-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    longa sequência de ADN, que contém vários genes, e outras sequências de nucleótidos com funções específicas nas células dos seres vivos

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cromossoma"?
"cromossoma" is spelled C-R-O-M-O-S-S-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾɔ.mɔ.ˈso.mɐ/.
What does "cromossoma" mean?
As a noun, "cromossoma" means: longa sequência de ADN, que contém vários genes, e outras sequências de nucleótidos com funções específicas nas células dos seres vivos
How do you pronounce "cromossoma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cromossoma" is /kɾɔ.mɔ.ˈso.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cromossoma" come from?
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Using “cromossoma”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-O-M-O-S-S-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɾɔ.mɔ.ˈso.mɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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