Chaos
[ˈkaːɔs]
The verdict
“Chaos” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,570 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,570
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand der Unordnung
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chaos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaːɔs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,570 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chaos” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Chaos is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaːɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,570 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chaos, with forms such as "cahos", "cchaos", and "chaoss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cos", "cho", "Chat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Chaos, spelled C-H-A-O-S.
Definition
- 1Zustand der Unordnung
- 2Urzustand vor Entstehung der Erde, unförmlicher Klumpen der ungeordneten Elemente, ungeordneter Urstoff, unermessliche Leere, leerer Raum, die Unermesslichkeit des großen Raumes
- 3ein Zustand nichtlinearer, dynamischer Systeme, Gegenstand der Chaosforschung
- 4Chaosphase bei Einsatzlagen aufgrund einer fehlenden Führungsstruktur oder eines fehlenden Lagebildes
- 5Begriff bei der Betrachtung des Übergangs von Gleichgewicht in Ungleichgewicht
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cahos,cchaos,chaoss,chaso,chhaos,choas,hcaos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chaos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Chaos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaːɔs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cos” - see the side-by-side comparison. Chaos vs cos
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.