ch
/tʃ/noun, verb
ch is spelled C-H: 2 letters. It appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ch means “Abbreviation of chain (“a unit of measurement equal to 22 yards”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ch is chs. or chs.
How many letters and syllables are in ch?
| Letters | 2: C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | 8.9 times per million words; the 7,672nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ch?
Ch appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ch?
- /tʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ch
- chs. plural
- chs plural
- ich
- che
- 'ch-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of chain (“a unit of measurement equal to 22 yards”).
- 2
Abbreviation of chain (stitch)
- 3
Abbreviation of channel, in reference to telephones, audio, radio, and television.
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- 4
Abbreviation of chapter (“main section of a book”).
- 5
Abbreviation of chestnut (“a dark reddish-brown colored horse”).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthInitialism of companion of honour.
- 2
Abbreviation of heavy cruiser.
- 3
USInitialism of cargo helicopter.
- 4
Initialism of continuum hypothesis.
- 5
Initialism of cluster headache.
- 6
Initialism of central heating.
- 7
Initialism of Cretan Hieroglyphic.
- 8
Initialism of cerebellar hypoplasia.
symbol
- 1
datedAn orthographic ⟨ch⟩ that represents the consonant /k/, as in the word "character".
verb
- 1
Abbreviation of chain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abbreviation for chapter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kap. |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ch come from?
Reduction of ich.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).