Chintz
[t͡ʃɪnt͡s]
The verdict
“Chintz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „bunt bedrucktes Gewebe aus Baumwolle oder Chemiefasergarnen in Leinenbindung mit spiegelglatter, glänzender Oberfläche“
Corpus desk
Index DE-chintz · Chintz · German
Chintz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Chintz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃɪnt͡s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chintz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Chintz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃɪnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„bunt bedrucktes Gewebe aus Baumwolle oder Chemiefasergarnen in Leinenbindung mit spiegelglatter, glänzender Oberfläche“".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chintz, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Chintz, spelled C-H-I-N-T-Z.
Definition
- 1„bunt bedrucktes Gewebe aus Baumwolle oder Chemiefasergarnen in Leinenbindung mit spiegelglatter, glänzender Oberfläche“
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Chintz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir hatten neben anderen Waren vor allem zweiundvierzig Ballen indische Stoffe der verschiedensten Art, wie Seiden, Musseline und feine Chintze, bei uns, dazu fünfzehn Ballen sehr kostbare chinesische Seiden und siebzig Bündel oder Ballen Gewürze, insbesondere Nelken und Muskatnüsse.“
„Er ließ sie einen Augenblick dies helle, fröhliche Zimmer betrachten mit seinen Birkenholzmöbeln, einem vollbesetzen, hochbeinigen Toilettentischchen und einem Bett, das noch einen »Himmel« aus geblümtem Chintz besaß.“
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.