Charango
[tʃaˈɾaŋ.ɡo]
The verdict
“Charango” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zupfinstrument der südamerikanischen Andenregion, bei dem der Resonanzkörper ursprünglich aus dem getrockneten Panzer des Gürteltieres bestand. Heute werden Charangos meistens aus Holz hergestellt....
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Charango |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tʃaˈɾaŋ.ɡo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Charango” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Charango is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʃaˈɾaŋ.ɡo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zupfinstrument der südamerikanischen Andenregion, bei dem der Resonanzkörper ursprünglich aus dem getrockneten Panzer des Gürteltieres bestand. Heute werden Charangos meistens aus Holz hergestellt....".
No misspelling variants are generated for Charango in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Charango, spelled C-H-A-R-A-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1Zupfinstrument der südamerikanischen Andenregion, bei dem der Resonanzkörper ursprünglich aus dem getrockneten Panzer des Gürteltieres bestand. Heute werden Charangos meistens aus Holz hergestellt. Das Charango ist wesentlich kleiner als die Gitarre.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Charango”
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- The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-R-A-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [tʃaˈɾaŋ.ɡo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.