Chitral

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The verdict

“Chitral” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Corpus desk

Index DE-chitral · Chitral · German

Chitral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for Chitral
PropertyValue
HeadwordChitral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chitral“ im Deutschen

Chitralliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chitral is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa".

Chitral doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Chitral, spelled C-H-I-T-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir sammelten uns in Hyderabad, von wo aus wir gen Norden nach Chitral aufbrachen, unserem eigentlichen Ausgangspunkt.“
  2. „In einer der Hütten auf Dreiviertelhöhe eines Berges in Chitral lag ein Paar eng umschlungen auf einem Gurtbett.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chitral"?
"Chitral" is spelled C-H-I-T-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Chitral" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chitral" means: Stadt in der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
How do you pronounce "Chitral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chitral" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chitral" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list