chin-chin
[ˈt͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪn]
The verdict
“chin-chin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausruf beim Trinken (von Alkoholika) in Gesellschaft, beim Anstoßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-chin-chin · chin-chin · German
chin-chin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chin-chin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „chin-chin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
chin-chin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausruf beim Trinken (von Alkoholika) in Gesellschaft, beim Anstoßen".
Zero misspellings are on record for chin-chin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is chin-chin, spelled C-H-I-N---C-H-I-N.
Definition
- 1Ausruf beim Trinken (von Alkoholika) in Gesellschaft, beim Anstoßen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.