Chorraum

[ˈkoːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]

/[ˈkoːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chorraum” is uncommon German (frequency #85,077 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,077
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Altarraum in einer Kirche

Key facts for Chorraum
PropertyValue
HeadwordChorraum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chorraum” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Chorraum lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chorraum is uncommon German at frequency #85,077 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Altarraum in einer Kirche".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Chorraum, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Chorraum, spelled C-H-O-R-R-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Altarraum in einer Kirche

Synonyms

ChorPresbyterium

This word in other languages

chancel(English)presbiterio(Español)chœur(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 "Chorraum"?
"Chorraum" is spelled C-H-O-R-R-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m].
What does "Chorraum" mean?
As a noun, "Chorraum" means: Altarraum in einer Kirche
How do you pronounce "Chorraum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chorraum" is [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chorraum" come from?
"Chorraum" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Chorraum”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-O-R-R-A-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list