čin

[t͡ʃɪn]

/[t͡ʃɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“čin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das, was vollbracht wird; Tat, Handlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-cin · čin · German

čin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Č" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for čin
PropertyValue
Headwordčin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃɪn]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „čin“ im Deutschen

činschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

čin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das, was vollbracht wird; Tat, Handlung".

No misspelling variants are generated for čin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is čin, spelled Č-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das, was vollbracht wird; Tat, Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Raduje se z každého dobrého činu.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "čin"?
"čin" is spelled Č-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃɪn].
What does "čin" mean?
As a noun, "čin" means: das, was vollbracht wird; Tat, Handlung
How do you pronounce "čin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "čin" is [t͡ʃɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "čin" come from?
"čin" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list