chica

[ˈt͡ʃika]

/[ˈt͡ʃika]/ noun

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The verdict

“chica” is uncommon German (frequency #71,209 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,209
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Mädchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-chica · chica · German

chica · rank #71,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,209
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH CFO

Nearest frequency peer: CFO (-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 „chica“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chica
PropertyValue
Headwordchica
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃika]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „chica“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.chicafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „CFO“ (#71,208), „ciudad“ (#71,210), „cellulite“ (#71,207). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chica“ bei #71,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chica is uncommon German at frequency #71,209 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chica, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is chica, spelled C-H-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Mädchen
  2. 2
    das Dienstmädchen

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 "chica"?
"chica" is spelled C-H-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃika].
What does "chica" mean?
As a noun, "chica" means: das Mädchen
How do you pronounce "chica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chica" is [ˈt͡ʃika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chica" come from?
"chica" 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 "chica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

brate#71,183Docht#71,236Dogen#71,237bidet#71,168

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list