chose

[t͡ʃəʊz]

/[t͡ʃəʊz]/ verb

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The verdict

“chose” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,209 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#63,209
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs choose

Key facts for chose
PropertyValue
Headwordchose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃəʊz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chose” 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). chose lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for chose is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃəʊz]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,209 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs choose".

No misspelling variants are generated for chose in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is chose, spelled C-H-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs choose

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 "chose"?
"chose" is spelled C-H-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃəʊz].
What does "chose" mean?
As a verb, "chose" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs choose
How do you pronounce "chose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chose" is [t͡ʃəʊz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chose" come from?
"chose" 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 “chose”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃəʊz] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list