Charon

[ˈçaːʁɔn]

/[ˈçaːʁɔn]/ name

The verdict

“Charon” is uncommon German (frequency #79,017 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,017
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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

Corpus desk

Index DE-charon · Charon · German

Charon · rank #79,017 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,017
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chemieindustr…

Nearest frequency peer: Chemieindustrie (+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 „Charon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Charon
PropertyValue
HeadwordCharon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈçaːʁɔn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,017
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Charon“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Charonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chemieindustrie“ (#79,018), „Choreografien“ (#79,019), „Caspers“ (#79,014). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Charon“ bei #79,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Charon is uncommon German at frequency #79,017 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈçaːʁɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    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
  2. 2
    größter der fünf bekannten Plutomonde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Äneas, welcher, um seinen Vater Anchises zu sehen, zu den Schatten stieg, hörte, sobald er, vom Charon über den Fluß gesetzt, am jenseitigen Ufer ausstieg, das Geschrei und Weinen der Kinder, die gleich nach ihrer Geburt gestorben waren, ohne des süßen Lebens genossen zu haben.“
  2. „Die ersten Bilder, die Pluto und Charon als zwei separate Körper zeigten, gelangen in den 1990er Jahren mit dem Hubble-Weltraumteleskop.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Charon"?
"Charon" is spelled C-H-A-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈçaːʁɔn].
What does "Charon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Charon" means: 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
How do you pronounce "Charon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Charon" is [ˈçaːʁɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Charon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list