children

/[ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən]/ unknown

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,209

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

children is anGermanunknown. It means: Plural von child Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən]. Often confused with chillen.

Key facts for children
PropertyValue
Headwordchildren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,209
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of children in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for children is 8 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,209 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plural von child".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for children, with forms such as "cchildren", "chhildren", and "chidlren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "chillen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is children, spelled C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural von child

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchildren,chhildren,chidlren,childdren,childern,childrenn,childrne,childrren,chilldren,chilrden,chlidren,cihldren,hcildren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for children

Misspelling Variants of "children"

cchildren9chhildren9chidlren8childdren9childern8childrenn9childrne8childrren9
Misspelling Variants of "children"

Frequency rank: #21,209 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "children"?
"children" is spelled C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən].
What does "children" mean?
As an unknown, "children" means: Plural von child
What words are commonly confused with "children"?
"children" is commonly confused with "chillen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "children"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "children" is [ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "children" come from?
"children" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.