chorten
noun
chorten is spelled C-H-O-R-T-E-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chorten means “A Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chorten is chortens or chörtens.
How many letters and syllables are in chorten?
| Letters | 7: C-H-O-R-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chorten?
Chorten appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
Forms of chorten
- chortens plural
- chörten
- chörtens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chorten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of chorten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chorten in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Tibetan stupa:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chörten |
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 chorten come from?
From Tibetan མཆོད་རྟེན (mchod rten).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).