Chinchilla
[t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪla]
The verdict
“Chinchilla” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein südamerikanisches Nagetier, das auch beliebtes Haustier bei Kindern ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-chinchilla · Chinchilla · German
Chinchilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Chinchilla |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪla] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chinchilla“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Chinchilla is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Chinchilla in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chinchilla, spelled C-H-I-N-C-H-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1ein südamerikanisches Nagetier, das auch beliebtes Haustier bei Kindern ist
- 2der Pelz von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Chinchilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Möchtest du lieber ein Meerschweinchen oder ein Chinchilla?
Chinchillas sind normalerweise recht neugierig.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.