chur
/t͡ʃɜː/
"chur" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chur” is an uncommon English word, ranked #77,531 in English word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #77,531
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chur |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /t͡ʃɜː/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #77,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chur” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for chur is 4 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /t͡ʃɜː/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,531 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chur, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Modified from cheers. The correct English form is chur, spelled C-H-U-R.
Definition
- 1A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!.
- 2A parting salutation: bye, see you later.
Etymology
Modified from cheers.
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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Using “chur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /t͡ʃɜː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.