Chars

[ʃaːʁs]

/[ʃaːʁs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chars” is uncommon German (frequency #67,089 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,089
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Char

Key facts for Chars
PropertyValue
HeadwordChars
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaːʁs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chars” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Chars lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chars is uncommon German at frequency #67,089 among 20,081 “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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Using “Chars”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃaːʁs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list