Chilis

[ˈtʃiːlis]

/[ˈtʃiːlis]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chilis” is uncommon German (frequency #67,093 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,093
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chili

Corpus desk

Index DE-chilis · Chilis · German

Chilis · rank #67,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,093
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chicks

Nearest frequency peer: Chicks (-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 „Chilis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chilis
PropertyValue
HeadwordChilis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʃiːlis]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chilis“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chilisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chicks“ (#67,092), „Chlorgas“ (#67,094), „cheap“ (#67,090). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chilis“ bei #67,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chilis is uncommon German at frequency #67,093 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʃiːlis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Chilis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Chilis, spelled C-H-I-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chili
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chili
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Chili
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Chili
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Chili

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 "Chilis"?
"Chilis" is spelled C-H-I-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʃiːlis].
What does "Chilis" mean?
As a noun, "Chilis" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chili
How do you pronounce "Chilis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chilis" is [ˈtʃiːlis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chilis" come from?
"Chilis" 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 "Chilis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chicks#67,092beetle#67,025aureus#66,997Amiens#66,960

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list