Chile

[ˈt͡ʃiːlə]

/[ˈt͡ʃiːlə]/ name

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The verdict

“Chile” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,534
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Land in Südamerika

Corpus desk

Index DE-chile · Chile · German

Chile · rank #8,534 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,534
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chemischen

Nearest frequency peer: chemischen (-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 „Chile“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Chile“ 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).

Chile vs Chip
60% similar
Chile vs cole
40% similar
Chile vs China
60% similar

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

Key facts for Chile
PropertyValue
HeadwordChile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃiːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,534
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chile“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Chileliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „chemischen“ (#8,533), „Chronik“ (#8,535), „CAM“ (#8,532). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chile“ bei #8,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Chile (IPA [ˈt͡ʃiːlə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,534 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Land in Südamerika".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chile, with forms such as "cchile", "chhile", and "chiel". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Chip", "cole", "China", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Chile, spelled C-H-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land in Südamerika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich lese zurzeit ein interessantes Buch über das Chile der Kolonialzeit.
  2. Santiago de Chile ist die Hauptstadt von Chile.

Synonyms

Republik Chile

This word in other languages

Chile(English)Chile(Español)Chili(Français)Chile(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchile
  • chhile
  • chiel
  • chille
  • chlie
  • cihle
  • hcile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chile - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchile1chhile1chiel2chille1chlie2cihle2hcile2
Edit distance from "Chile"

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 "Chile"?
"Chile" is spelled C-H-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃiːlə].
What does "Chile" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chile" means: Land in Südamerika
What words are commonly confused with "Chile"?
"Chile" is commonly confused with "Chip", "cole", "China". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chile" is [ˈt͡ʃiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chile" come from?
"Chile" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Bären#8,531board#8,528Blues#8,527Dosen#8,542

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Banner7 variantsgeste7 variantsAbfall7 variantsHannah7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list