cronómetro

/kɾu.ˈnɔ.mɨ.tɾu/

//kɾu.ˈnɔ.mɨ.tɾu// noun

The verdict

“cronómetro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #82,777 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,777
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho para medir o tempo

Corpus desk

Index PT-cronometro · cronómetro · Portuguese

cronómetro · rank #82,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,777
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH czarina

Nearest frequency peer: czarina (+3 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “cronómetro”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “cronómetro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cronómetro
PropertyValue
Headwordcronómetro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾu.ˈnɔ.mɨ.tɾu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cronómetro” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cronómetrocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “czarina” (#82,780), “descalabro” (#82,797), “desfigurar” (#82,802). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cronómetro” fica em #82,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cronómetro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #82,777 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɾu.ˈnɔ.mɨ.tɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cronómetro in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Portuguese form is cronómetro, spelled C-R-O-N-Ó-M-E-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho para medir o tempo
  2. 2
    relógio de precisão

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); 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 "cronómetro"?
"cronómetro" is spelled C-R-O-N-Ó-M-E-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾu.ˈnɔ.mɨ.tɾu/.
What does "cronómetro" mean?
As a noun, "cronómetro" means: aparelho para medir o tempo
How do you pronounce "cronómetro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cronómetro" is /kɾu.ˈnɔ.mɨ.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cronómetro" come from?
"cronómetro" is a Portuguese 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cronómetro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list