Chia

[ˈt͡ʃiːa]

/[ˈt͡ʃiːa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chia” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,371 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,371
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu den Salbeigewächsen gehörende Pflanze aus Nord- und Zentralamerika

Key facts for Chia
PropertyValue
HeadwordChia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃiːa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chia” 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). Chia lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Chia is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃiːa]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,371 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu den Salbeigewächsen gehörende Pflanze aus Nord- und Zentralamerika".

No misspelling variants are generated for Chia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Chia, spelled C-H-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu den Salbeigewächsen gehörende Pflanze aus Nord- und Zentralamerika

This word in other languages

chia(English)

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 "Chia"?
"Chia" is spelled C-H-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃiːa].
What does "Chia" mean?
As a noun, "Chia" means: zu den Salbeigewächsen gehörende Pflanze aus Nord- und Zentralamerika
How do you pronounce "Chia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chia" is [ˈt͡ʃiːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chia" come from?
"Chia" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Chia”

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

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