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 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,109
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of chav

Corpus desk

Index EN-chavs · chavs · English

chavs · rank #83,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,109
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheerily

Nearest frequency peer: cheerily (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “chavs”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “chavs” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chavs
PropertyValue
Headwordchavs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃævz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chavs” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “cheerily” (#83,110), “charioteer” (#83,107), “chell” (#83,111). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chavs” is #83,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chavs is uncommon English at frequency #83,109 among 5,599 “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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chavs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chell#83,111carob#83,099Calma#83,092bused#83,087

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list