Chefs

[ʃɛfs]

/[ʃɛfs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chefs” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,998
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chef

Corpus desk

Index DE-chefs · Chefs · German

Chefs · rank #8,998 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,998
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH CDs

Nearest frequency peer: CDs (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Chefs“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Chefs“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Chefs vs CHF
20% similar
Chefs vs cher
40% similar
Chefs vs chez
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Chefs
PropertyValue
HeadwordChefs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɛfs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,998
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chefs“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Chefsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „CDs“ (#8,997), „Chinas“ (#8,999), „car“ (#8,996). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chefs“ bei #8,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Chefs (IPA [ʃɛfs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,998 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chefs, with forms such as "cchefs", "cehfs", and "cheffs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "CHF", "cher", "chez", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chefs, spelled C-H-E-F-S.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchefs
  • cehfs
  • cheffs
  • chefss
  • chesf
  • chfes
  • chhefs
  • hcefs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chefs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchefs1cehfs2cheffs1chefss1chesf2chfes2chhefs1hcefs2
Edit distance from "Chefs"

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 "Chefs"?
"Chefs" is spelled C-H-E-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɛfs].
What does "Chefs" mean?
As a noun, "Chefs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chef
What words are commonly confused with "Chefs"?
"Chefs" is commonly confused with "CHF", "cher", "chez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chefs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chefs" is [ʃɛfs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chefs" come from?
"Chefs" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Beleg#8,990Eugen#9,018Wolff#8,974geübt#9,034

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

double8 variantserwies8 variantsFuture8 variantshelft8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list