chic

[ʃɪk]

/[ʃɪk]/ adj

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The verdict

“chic” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,087
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Mode und Geschmack zeugend

Corpus desk

Index DE-chic · chic · German

chic · rank #25,087 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,087
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chart

Nearest frequency peer: Chart (-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 „chic“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „chic“ 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).

chic vs CIA
0% similar
chic vs cho
50% similar
chic vs CHU
0% similar

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

Key facts for chic
PropertyValue
Headwordchic
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃɪk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,087
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „chic“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).chicliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Chart“ (#25,086), „Chroniken“ (#25,088), „champ“ (#25,085). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chic“ bei #25,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around chic (IPA [ʃɪk]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,087 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von Mode und Geschmack zeugend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for chic, with forms such as "cchic", "chci", and "chhic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CIA", "cho", "CHU", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is chic, spelled C-H-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Mode und Geschmack zeugend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es stand ihr, war aber nicht besonders chic.“
  2. „Die andere mögliche Variante besteht wie jetzt in der Verwendung nostalgischer Namen, die um 1940 als chic galten.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchic
  • chci
  • chhic
  • chicc
  • cihc
  • hcic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchic1chci2chhic1chicc1cihc2hcic2
Edit distance from "chic"

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 "chic"?
"chic" is spelled C-H-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɪk].
What does "chic" mean?
As an adjective, "chic" means: von Mode und Geschmack zeugend
What words are commonly confused with "chic"?
"chic" is commonly confused with "CIA", "cho", "CHU". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chic" is [ʃɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chic" come from?
"chic" 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 "chic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

azur#25,055fixe#25,128alto#25,031veto#24,980

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Haiti6 variantsTrupp6 variantsOrion6 variantsOrkan6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list