Chauvi

[ˈʃoːvi]

/[ˈʃoːvi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chauvi” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chauvinist, insbesondere für einen sexistischen Mann

Key facts for Chauvi
PropertyValue
HeadwordChauvi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃoːvi]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chauvi” sits in German frequency

Chauvi falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Chauvi is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃoːvi]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Chauvinist, insbesondere für einen sexistischen Mann".

Chauvi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Chauvi, spelled C-H-A-U-V-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chauvinist, insbesondere für einen sexistischen Mann

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chauvi"?
"Chauvi" is spelled C-H-A-U-V-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃoːvi].
What does "Chauvi" mean?
As a noun, "Chauvi" means: Chauvinist, insbesondere für einen sexistischen Mann
How do you pronounce "Chauvi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chauvi" is [ˈʃoːvi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chauvi" come from?
"Chauvi" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Chauvi”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-U-V-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃoːvi] (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.

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

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