Chicago

[ʃiˈkaːɡo]

/[ʃiˈkaːɡo]/ name

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The verdict

“Chicago” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,692
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drittgrößte Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-chicago · Chicago · German

Chicago · rank #5,692 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,692
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charlotte

Nearest frequency peer: Charlotte (-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 „Chicago“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Chicago“ 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).

Chicago vs Chico
71% similar

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

Key facts for Chicago
PropertyValue
HeadwordChicago
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʃiˈkaːɡo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,692
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chicago“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chicagoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Charlotte“ (#5,691), „Comic“ (#5,693), „Brunnen“ (#5,690). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chicago“ bei #5,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Chicago (IPA [ʃiˈkaːɡo]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,692 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "drittgrößte Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chicago, with forms such as "cchicago", "chciago", and "chhicago". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Chico", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Chicago, spelled C-H-I-C-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    drittgrößte Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chicago liegt am Südwestufer des Michigansees.
  2. Chicago liegt im US-Bundesstaat Illinois.

Synonyms

Chikago

This word in other languages

Chicago(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchicago
  • chciago
  • chhicago
  • chiacgo
  • chicaggo
  • chicaog
  • chiccago
  • chicgao
  • cihcago
  • hcicago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchicago1chciago2chhicago1chiacgo2chicaggo1chicaog2chiccago1chicgao2
Edit distance from "Chicago"

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 "Chicago"?
"Chicago" is spelled C-H-I-C-A-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃiˈkaːɡo].
What does "Chicago" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chicago" means: drittgrößte Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten
What words are commonly confused with "Chicago"?
"Chicago" is commonly confused with "Chico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chicago"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chicago" is [ʃiˈkaːɡo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chicago" come from?
"Chicago" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brunnen#5,690Bargeld#5,683Anblick#5,675Gedicht#5,709

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Einstieg10 variantsanstelle10 variantsgeladen10 variantsgeliebt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list