chillen

/[ˈt͡ʃɪlən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,671

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

chillen is aGermanverb. It means: sich entspannen, ohne einer bestimmten Betätigung nachzugehen Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɪlən]. Often confused with Chile and chill.

Key facts for chillen
PropertyValue
Headwordchillen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡ʃɪlən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,671
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for chillen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃɪlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,671 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich entspannen, ohne einer bestimmten Betätigung nachzugehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chillen, with forms such as "cchillen", "chhillen", and "chileln". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Chile", "chill", "Chiles", and more, 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 chillen, spelled C-H-I-L-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich entspannen, ohne einer bestimmten Betätigung nachzugehen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchillen,chhillen,chileln,chilen,chillenn,chillne,chlilen,cihllen,hcillen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chillen

Misspelling Variants of "chillen"

cchillen8chhillen8chileln7chilen6chillenn8chillne7chlilen7cihllen7
Misspelling Variants of "chillen"

Frequency rank: #24,671 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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