Charkow

[ˈxaʁkɔf]

/[ˈxaʁkɔf]/ name

The verdict

“Charkow” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,040
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 71 Kilometer langer Fluss, der in der russischen Oblast Belgorod entspringt und der in den heutigen Grenzen der ukrainischen Stadt Charkiw in den Lopan mündet

Corpus desk

Index DE-charkow · Charkow · German

Charkow · rank #48,040 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,040
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chamäleon

Nearest frequency peer: Chamäleon (-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 „Charkow“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Charkow
PropertyValue
HeadwordCharkow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈxaʁkɔf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,040
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Charkow“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Charkowliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Chamäleon“ (#48,039), „citizens“ (#48,041), „celeste“ (#48,037). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Charkow“ bei #48,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Charkow (IPA [ˈxaʁkɔf]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,040 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "71 Kilometer langer Fluss, der in der russischen Oblast Belgorod entspringt und der in den heutigen Grenzen der ukrainischen Stadt Charkiw in den Lopan mündet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Charkow, with forms such as "cahrkow", "ccharkow", and "chakrow". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Charkow, spelled C-H-A-R-K-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    71 Kilometer langer Fluss, der in der russischen Oblast Belgorod entspringt und der in den heutigen Grenzen der ukrainischen Stadt Charkiw in den Lopan mündet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie berichtet, ist das Klärwerk der Metropole ausgefallen, woraufhin sich Abwässer in die Flüsse Lopan, Charkow und Uda ergossen.“
  2. „Charkow, heute die zweite ukrainische Hauptstadt am Zusammenfluss von Charkow und Lopan, war 1654 als Festungsstadt an der damaligen Südgrenze des Reiches gegründet worden.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrkow
  • ccharkow
  • chakrow
  • charkkow
  • charkoww
  • charkwo
  • charokw
  • charrkow
  • chharkow
  • chrakow
  • hcarkow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Charkow - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahrkow2ccharkow1chakrow2charkkow1charkoww1charkwo2charokw2charrkow1
Edit distance from "Charkow"

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 "Charkow"?
"Charkow" is spelled C-H-A-R-K-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxaʁkɔf].
What does "Charkow" mean?
As a proper noun, "Charkow" means: 71 Kilometer langer Fluss, der in der russischen Oblast Belgorod entspringt und der in den heutigen Grenzen der ukrainischen Stadt Charkiw in den Lopan mündet
What are common misspellings of "Charkow"?
Common misspellings include "cahrkow", "ccharkow", "chakrow", "charkkow", "charkoww". The correct spelling is "Charkow".
How do you pronounce "Charkow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Charkow" is [ˈxaʁkɔf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Charkow" come from?
"Charkow" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list