chavs

/ˈt͡ʃævz/

//ˈt͡ʃævz// noun

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"chavs" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chavs” is uncommon English (frequency #83,109 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,109
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of chav

Key facts for chavs
PropertyValue
Headwordchavs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃævz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chavs” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chavs lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chavs is uncommon English at frequency #83,109 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈt͡ʃævz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of chav".

chavs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is chavs, spelled C-H-A-V-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of chav

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chavs"?
"chavs" is spelled C-H-A-V-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃævz/.
What does "chavs" mean?
As a noun, "chavs" means: plural of chav
How do you pronounce "chavs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chavs" is /ˈt͡ʃævz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chavs" come from?
"chavs" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chavs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-V-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈt͡ʃævz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list