chapter

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The verdict

“chapter” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,513. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,513
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abschnitt eines Buches; Kapitel

Corpus desk

Index DE-chapter · chapter · German

chapter · rank #33,513 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,513
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chaotischen

Nearest frequency peer: chaotischen (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „chapter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „chapter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chapter vs chatten
71% similar
chapter vs Chester
57% similar
chapter vs charter
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chapter
PropertyValue
Headwordchapter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,513
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „chapter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).chapterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „chaotischen“ (#33,512), „Chick“ (#33,514), „Chaoten“ (#33,511). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chapter“ bei #33,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chapter (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,513 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abschnitt eines Buches; Kapitel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chapter, with forms such as "cahpter", "cchapter", and "chapetr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chatten", "Chester", "charter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is chapter, spelled C-H-A-P-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abschnitt eines Buches; Kapitel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The chapter was longer than the others.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahpter
  • cchapter
  • chapetr
  • chappter
  • chapterr
  • chaptre
  • chaptter
  • chatper
  • chhapter
  • chpater
  • hcapter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chapter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahpter2cchapter1chapetr2chappter1chapterr1chaptre2chaptter1chatper2
Edit distance from "chapter"

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 "chapter"?
"chapter" is spelled C-H-A-P-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "chapter" mean?
As a noun, "chapter" means: Abschnitt eines Buches; Kapitel
What words are commonly confused with "chapter"?
"chapter" is commonly confused with "chatten", "Chester", "charter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chapter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapter" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapter" come from?
"chapter" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chaoten#33,511chanson#33,510Camilla#33,508Daseins#33,520

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Cornwall11 variantsbrisant11 variantsBorsten11 variantsBetrugs11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list