charming

[ˈt͡ʃaːɐ̯mɪŋ]

/[ˈt͡ʃaːɐ̯mɪŋ]/ adj

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The verdict

“charming” is uncommon German (frequency #59,544 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,544
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von freundlichem und einnehmendem Wesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-charming · charming · German

charming · rank #59,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,544
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charakterzüge

Nearest frequency peer: Charakterzüge (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „charming“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for charming
PropertyValue
Headwordcharming
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡ʃaːɐ̯mɪŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „charming“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).charmingfällt 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: „Charakterzüge“ (#59,543), „changed“ (#59,542), „Chormusik“ (#59,546). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „charming“ bei #59,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

charming is uncommon German at frequency #59,544 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃaːɐ̯mɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von freundlichem und einnehmendem Wesen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for charming in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is charming, spelled C-H-A-R-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    von freundlichem und einnehmendem Wesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In »Pretty Woman« gab Richard Gere den eiskalten Firmenabwickler und war trotzdem charming genug, um die schöne Julia Roberts um seinen Finger zu wickeln.“
  2. „Gregor Gysi, heute charming Wirtschaftssenator, drängte es noch 1999, dem mutmaßlichen Schwerverbrecher Milosevic ergeben die Hand zu schütteln.“

Synonyms

bezauberndcharmant

This word in other languages

charming(English)

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 "charming"?
"charming" is spelled C-H-A-R-M-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃaːɐ̯mɪŋ].
What does "charming" mean?
As an adjective, "charming" means: von freundlichem und einnehmendem Wesen
How do you pronounce "charming"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charming" is [ˈt͡ʃaːɐ̯mɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charming" come from?
"charming" 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 "charming", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

citation#59,548capitano#59,539Codename#59,551concrete#59,552

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list