Chars

[ʃaːʁs]

/[ʃaːʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chars” is uncommon German (frequency #67,089 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,089
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Char

Corpus desk

Index DE-chars · Chars · German

Chars · rank #67,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,089
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheap

Nearest frequency peer: cheap (+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 „Chars“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chars
PropertyValue
HeadwordChars
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaːʁs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chars“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Charsfällt 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: „cheap“ (#67,090), „Cellulose“ (#67,087), „Castings“ (#67,086). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chars“ bei #67,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chars is uncommon German at frequency #67,089 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaːʁs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Chars in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chars, spelled C-H-A-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Char
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Char
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Char
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Char
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Char

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 "Chars"?
"Chars" is spelled C-H-A-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaːʁs].
What does "Chars" mean?
As a noun, "Chars" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Char
How do you pronounce "Chars"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chars" is [ʃaːʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chars" come from?
"Chars" 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 "Chars", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cheap#67,090Calau#67,085croce#67,105downs#67,132

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list