chairman

[ˈtʃɛːmən]

/[ˈtʃɛːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“chairman” is uncommon German (frequency #55,221 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,221
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-chairman · chairman · German

chairman · rank #55,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,221
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH candida

Nearest frequency peer: candida (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „chairman“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „chairman“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chairman
PropertyValue
Headwordchairman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʃɛːmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „chairman“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).chairmanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „candida“ (#55,219), „camino“ (#55,218), „coal“ (#55,225). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chairman“ bei #55,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chairman is uncommon German at frequency #55,221 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʃɛːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for chairman in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is chairman, spelled C-H-A-I-R-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorsitzender
  2. 2
    Sänftenträger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The former chairman of the company was convicted of embezzlement.
  2. He was the chairman of the university's department of psychology.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chairman"?
"chairman" is spelled C-H-A-I-R-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʃɛːmən].
What does "chairman" mean?
As a noun, "chairman" means: Vorsitzender
How do you pronounce "chairman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chairman" is [ˈtʃɛːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chairman" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boarding#55,201Blowjobs#55,198Bioladen#55,192Drainage#55,255

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list