chard
/t͡ʃɑɹd/noun
chard is spelled C-H-A-R-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chard means “An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chard is chards.
How many letters and syllables are in chard?
| Letters | 5: C-H-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chard?
Chard appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 chard?
- UK /t͡ʃɑːd/
- US /t͡ʃɑɹd/
Chard has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chard.wav, En-us-chard.oga, En-us-chard_(chardonnay).oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with chard
Also written: card.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with chard?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chard from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chard
- chards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.
- 2
Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.
noun
- 1
Chardonnay wine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla – see also beet:
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 chard come from?
From earlier card (remodelled after chardoon, obsolete form of cardoon), from Middle French carde, from Latin carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).