Chios
/ˈki.ɑs/
"chios" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chios” is uncommon English (frequency #80,312 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,312
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of the Aegean islands of Greece.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chios · Chios · English
Chios · rank #80,312 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,312
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cheviot
Nearest frequency peer: cheviot (-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 “Chios”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cGMP
cGMP
19,694 corpus weight
- chandu
chandu
19,692 corpus weight
- cheviot
cheviot
19,690 corpus weight
- Chios
Chios
19,689 corpus weight
- chocolatier
chocolatier
19,686 corpus weight
- choicest
choicest
19,685 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Chios” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chios |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈki.ɑs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #80,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Chios” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Chios is uncommon English at frequency #80,312 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈki.ɑs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Chios in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos). The correct English form is Chios, spelled C-H-I-O-S.
Definition
- 1One of the Aegean islands of Greece.
- 2The capital of the island of Chios, Greece.
- 3A domestic sheep breed commonly accepted to be originated on the Greek island of Chios.
Etymology
From Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).
Synonyms
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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.
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