Charon
[ˈçaːʁɔn]
The verdict
“Charon” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,017 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #79,017
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der griechischen, später auch römischen Sage der Fährmann, der die Toten/die Seelen der Toten über einen Fluss zum Eingang in die Unterwelt bringt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Charon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈçaːʁɔn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,017 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Charon” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Charon is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈçaːʁɔn]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,017 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Charon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Charon, spelled C-H-A-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1in der griechischen, später auch römischen Sage der Fährmann, der die Toten/die Seelen der Toten über einen Fluss zum Eingang in die Unterwelt bringt
- 2größter der fünf bekannten Plutomonde
This word in other languages
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 “Charon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈçaːʁɔn] (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.