Chia

[ˈt͡ʃiːa]

/[ˈt͡ʃiːa]/ noun

The verdict

“Chia” is uncommon German (frequency #50,371 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,371
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu den Salbeigewächsen gehörende Pflanze aus Nord- und Zentralamerika

Corpus desk

Index DE-chia · Chia · German

Chia · rank #50,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,371
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chemisches

Nearest frequency peer: chemisches (-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 „Chia“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chia
PropertyValue
HeadwordChia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃiːa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chia“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Chiafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chemisches“ (#50,370), „chiefs“ (#50,372), „charakterisierte“ (#50,369). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chia“ bei #50,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chia is uncommon German at frequency #50,371 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃiːa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Chia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Morgens mache ich mir Chia an mein Müsli.

This word in other languages

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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list