choose

[tʃuːz]

/[tʃuːz]/ verb

The verdict

“choose” is uncommon German (frequency #69,097 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,097
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aussuchen, auswählen, vorziehen, wählen

Corpus desk

Index DE-choose · choose · German

choose · rank #69,097 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,097
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH christlichem

Nearest frequency peer: christlichem (+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 „choose“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for choose
PropertyValue
Headwordchoose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tʃuːz]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,097
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „choose“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „christlichem“ (#69,098), „cinque“ (#69,099), „charger“ (#69,094). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „choose“ bei #69,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

choose is uncommon German at frequency #69,097 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [tʃuːz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aussuchen, auswählen, vorziehen, wählen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for choose, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 choose, spelled C-H-O-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aussuchen, auswählen, vorziehen, wählen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Connolly was chosen for the case by prosecutors because the sheriff and Bristol District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter are “close professional and personal friends,” said Sutter spokesman Gregg Miliote."

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 "choose"?
"choose" is spelled C-H-O-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tʃuːz].
What does "choose" mean?
As a verb, "choose" means: aussuchen, auswählen, vorziehen, wählen
How do you pronounce "choose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choose" is [tʃuːz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "choose" come from?
"choose" 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 "choose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list