challis
/ˈʃæ.li/
"challis" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“challis” is uncommon English (frequency #68,917 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,917
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
Corpus desk
Index EN-challis · challis · English
challis · rank #68,917 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,917
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH chastened
Nearest frequency peer: chastened (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “challis”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cento
cento
31,087 corpus weight
- challis
challis
31,084 corpus weight
- chastened
chastened
31,083 corpus weight
- Chattahooch…
Chattahoochee
31,081 corpus weight
- Chatterton
Chatterton
31,080 corpus weight
- chav
chav
31,079 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “challis” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | challis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃæ.li/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “challis” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
challis is uncommon English at frequency #68,917 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃæ.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for challis, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is challis, spelled C-H-A-L-L-I-S.
Definition
- 1A light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
- 2Misspelling of chalice.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "challis", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.