chintz

/t͡ʃɪnts/

//t͡ʃɪnts// noun

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"chintz" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chintz” is uncommon English (frequency #92,452 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,452
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-chintz · chintz · English

chintz · rank #92,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,452
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chiyoda

Nearest frequency peer: Chiyoda (+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 “chintz”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chintz
PropertyValue
Headwordchintz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/t͡ʃɪnts/
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chintz” 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).chintzfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Chiyoda” (#92,453), “chloramphenicol” (#92,454), “choosen” (#92,455). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chintz” is #92,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chintz is uncommon English at frequency #92,452 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /t͡ʃɪnts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.".

chintz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ). The correct English form is chintz, spelled C-H-I-N-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chintz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The morning air waved to and fro the chintz curtains of a large and, for a London one, a very cheerful-looking room, whose windows opened to the Thames.
  2. He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, […] a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam. He found some glasses which didn't look very clean and polished them on a chintz window curtain.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

This word in other languages

chintz(Español)chintz(Français)Chintz(Deutsch)chita(Português)

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 "chintz"?
"chintz" is spelled C-H-I-N-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡ʃɪnts/.
What does "chintz" mean?
As a noun, "chintz" means: A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
How do you pronounce "chintz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chintz" is /t͡ʃɪnts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "chintz"?
Borrowed from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cohost#92,477Bussey#92,422cuboid#92,503curdle#92,506

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list