chop

[tʃɒp]

/[tʃɒp]/ verb

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The verdict

“chop” is uncommon German (frequency #85,076 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,076
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fleisch/Gemüse zerkleinern, zerhacken

Corpus desk

Index DE-chop · chop · German

chop · rank #85,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,076
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chiffon

Nearest frequency peer: chiffon (-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 „chop“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chop
PropertyValue
Headwordchop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tʃɒp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#85,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „chop“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.chopfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chiffon“ (#85,075), „Chorraum“ (#85,077), „chaotischer“ (#85,072). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chop“ bei #85,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chop is uncommon German at frequency #85,076 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [tʃɒp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chop, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 chop, spelled C-H-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fleisch/Gemüse zerkleinern, zerhacken
  2. 2
    etwas kürzen, zusammenstreichen
  3. 3
    mit der Hand schlagen
  4. 4
    ausdünnen
  5. 5
    schnell und aggressiv handeln
  6. 6
    mit einem kurzen Schlag in Richtung Boden schlagen
  7. 7
    die Richtung ändern
  8. 8
    in den Wind drehen
  9. 9
    einen Fuchs angreifen und töten
  10. 10
    jemanden feuern

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 "chop"?
"chop" is spelled C-H-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [tʃɒp].
What does "chop" mean?
As a verb, "chop" means: Fleisch/Gemüse zerkleinern, zerhacken
How do you pronounce "chop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chop" is [tʃɒp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chop" come from?
"chop" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

DINK#85,125dips#85,127exam#85,201Fenn#85,219

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list