Tschako
[ˈt͡ʃako]
The verdict
“Tschako” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Militär, Polizei: helmartige Kopfbedeckung
Corpus desk
Index DE-tschako · Tschako · German
Tschako · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tschako |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃako] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tschako“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tschako is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃako]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Militär, Polizei: helmartige Kopfbedeckung".
Tschako has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tschako, spelled T-S-C-H-A-K-O.
Definition
- 1Militär, Polizei: helmartige Kopfbedeckung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tschako appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Drohend sitzen eng über den Brauen die vom Sturmband gehaltenen Tschakos.“
„Die Sturmriemen der Tschakos waren heruntergelassen.“
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.