chien

[ʃjɛ̃]

/[ʃjɛ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“chien” is uncommon German (frequency #76,641 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,641
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hund m; Haushund m; ein Säugetier der Familie der Hunde

Corpus desk

Index DE-chien · chien · German

chien · rank #76,641 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,641
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chennai

Nearest frequency peer: Chennai (-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 „chien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chien
PropertyValue
Headwordchien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃjɛ̃]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „chien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).chienfällt 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: „Chennai“ (#76,640), „choke“ (#76,642), „cert“ (#76,638). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chien“ bei #76,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chien is uncommon German at frequency #76,641 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃjɛ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

chien doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is chien, spelled C-H-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hund m; Haushund m; ein Säugetier der Familie der Hunde
  2. 2
    Hahn m; eine Vorrichtung an Feuerwaffen zum Auslösen des Schusses
  3. 3
    Beim Tarockspiel, Karten, die nach der Verteilung übrig sind.

Synonyms

cabotclébardclebsmolossetoutou

This word in other languages

dog(English)

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 "chien"?
"chien" is spelled C-H-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃjɛ̃].
What does "chien" mean?
As a noun, "chien" means: Hund m; Haushund m; ein Säugetier der Familie der Hunde
How do you pronounce "chien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chien" is [ʃjɛ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chien" come from?
"chien" 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 "chien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

choke#76,642Congo#76,646bösch#76,626dames#76,658

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list