Chorherr

[ˈkoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁ]

/[ˈkoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chorherr” is uncommon German (frequency #90,095 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,095
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied eines Domkapitels

Corpus desk

Index DE-chorherr · Chorherr · German

Chorherr · rank #90,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,095
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chestnut

Nearest frequency peer: chestnut (-2 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 „Chorherr“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chorherr
PropertyValue
HeadwordChorherr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chorherr“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chestnut“ (#90,093), „Clemente“ (#90,097), „Chemikerin“ (#90,092). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chorherr“ bei #90,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chorherr is uncommon German at frequency #90,095 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitglied eines Domkapitels".

Chorherr has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Chorherr, spelled C-H-O-R-H-E-R-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied eines Domkapitels

Synonyms

Kanoniker

This word in other languages

canon(English)chanoine(Français)

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 "Chorherr"?
"Chorherr" is spelled C-H-O-R-H-E-R-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁ].
What does "Chorherr" mean?
As a noun, "Chorherr" means: Mitglied eines Domkapitels
How do you pronounce "Chorherr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chorherr" is [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chorherr" come from?
"Chorherr" 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 "Chorherr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chestnut#90,093Clemente#90,097Clustern#90,099Cockpits#90,100

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list