chicken

[ˈtʃɪkɪn]

/[ˈtʃɪkɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“chicken” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,550
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-chicken · chicken · German

chicken · rank #17,550 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,550
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH charakterisie…

Nearest frequency peer: charakterisiert (-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 „chicken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „chicken“ 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).

chicken vs chillen
71% similar
chicken vs Cricket
57% similar
chicken vs Chick
57% similar

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

Key facts for chicken
PropertyValue
Headwordchicken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʃɪkɪn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,550
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „chicken“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „charakterisiert“ (#17,549), „Darwin“ (#17,551), „dastehen“ (#17,552). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chicken“ bei #17,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chicken (IPA [ˈtʃɪkɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,550 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chicken, with forms such as "cchicken", "chciken", and "chhicken". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "chillen", "Cricket", "Chick", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is chicken, spelled C-H-I-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Huhn
  2. 2
    Hähnchen
  3. 3
    Feigling

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I have five chickens.
  2. I would like to have two chickens.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchicken
  • chciken
  • chhicken
  • chiccken
  • chicekn
  • chickenn
  • chickken
  • chickne
  • chikcen
  • cihcken
  • hcicken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchicken1chciken2chhicken1chiccken1chicekn2chickenn1chickken1chickne2
Edit distance from "chicken"

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 "chicken"?
"chicken" is spelled C-H-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʃɪkɪn].
What does "chicken" mean?
As a noun, "chicken" means: Huhn
What words are commonly confused with "chicken"?
"chicken" is commonly confused with "chillen", "Cricket", "Chick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chicken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chicken" is [ˈtʃɪkɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chicken" come from?
"chicken" 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 "chicken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Defekte#17,554dessert#17,557Epochen#17,565befolgt#17,526

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bauliche11 variantsBataillon11 variantsgehängt11 variantsauflegen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list