church

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The verdict

“church” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,179
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kirche als Gebäude: Kirchengebäude, Gotteshaus

Corpus desk

Index DE-church · church · German

church · rank #19,179 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,179
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chur

Nearest frequency peer: Chur (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „church“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „church“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

church vs Couch
50% similar
church vs of
0% similar
church vs ii
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for church
PropertyValue
Headwordchurch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,179
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „church“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.churchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Chur“ (#19,178), „charakteristische“ (#19,177), „corona“ (#19,181). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „church“ bei #19,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around church (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,179 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for church, with forms such as "cchurch", "chhurch", and "chruch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Couch", "of", "ii", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 church, spelled C-H-U-R-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kirche als Gebäude: Kirchengebäude, Gotteshaus
  2. 2
    Kirche als Glaubensgemeinschaft; Kirchengemeinde
  3. 3
    Kirche als verfasste Organisation
  4. 4
    Kirche als Zusammenkunft von Gläubigen; Verehrung in einer Kirche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The church needs a renovation.
  2. My family is a part of the Christian church.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchurch
  • chhurch
  • chruch
  • chucrh
  • churcch
  • churchh
  • churhc
  • churrch
  • cuhrch
  • hcurch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of church - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchurch1chhurch1chruch2chucrh2churcch1churchh1churhc2churrch1
Edit distance from "church"

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 "church"?
"church" is spelled C-H-U-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "church" mean?
As a noun, "church" means: Kirche als Gebäude: Kirchengebäude, Gotteshaus
What words are commonly confused with "church"?
"church" is commonly confused with "Couch", "of", "ii". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "church"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "church" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "church" come from?
"church" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

corona#19,181Denver#19,185Britta#19,169Binder#19,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Brüsten10 variantsbischen10 variantsEiszeit10 variantserringen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list