Chino

[ˈt͡ʃiːno]

/[ˈt͡ʃiːno]/ noun

The verdict

“Chino” is uncommon German (frequency #64,153 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,153
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einer multiethnischen Verbindung hervorgegangener Nachkomme einer/eines Weißen oder Indianers/Indianerin und eines/einer Schwarzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-chino · Chino · German

Chino · rank #64,153 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,153
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chefingenieur

Nearest frequency peer: Chefingenieur (-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 „Chino“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chino
PropertyValue
HeadwordChino
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃiːno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chino“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Chinofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chefingenieur“ (#64,152), „Clinch“ (#64,154), „clinic“ (#64,155). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chino“ bei #64,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chino is uncommon German at frequency #64,153 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃiːno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus einer multiethnischen Verbindung hervorgegangener Nachkomme einer/eines Weißen oder Indianers/Indianerin und eines/einer Schwarzen".

Chino doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Chino, spelled C-H-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einer multiethnischen Verbindung hervorgegangener Nachkomme einer/eines Weißen oder Indianers/Indianerin und eines/einer Schwarzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Und so stellte der Chino jeden Abend beim Abflauen des Verkehrs die Ampel auf Gelb und stieg mit unübersehbarem Selbstbewußtsein aus dem Kontrollhäuschen herab.“

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 "Chino"?
"Chino" is spelled C-H-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃiːno].
What does "Chino" mean?
As a noun, "Chino" means: aus einer multiethnischen Verbindung hervorgegangener Nachkomme einer/eines Weißen oder Indianers/Indianerin und eines/einer Schwarzen
How do you pronounce "Chino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chino" is [ˈt͡ʃiːno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chino" come from?
"Chino" 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 "Chino", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list