chur
/t͡ʃɝ/interjection, noun, adjective, verb
chur is spelled C-H-U-R: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, chur means “A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chur?
| Letters | 4: C-H-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chur?
Chur appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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).
How do you pronounce chur?
- UK /t͡ʃɜː/
- US /t͡ʃɝ/
- /t͡ʃʌr/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-churr.wav, En-au-chur.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with chur
Sounds like: chirr, churr (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with chur?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chur from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chur
- churs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
informalA strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!.
- 2
informalA parting salutation: bye, see you later.
adjective
- 1
informalOverwhelming; demanding; intense.
verb
- 1
informalTo do something overwhelming, demanding, or intense.
noun
- 1
IndiadatedinformalAn island or shoal in a river.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chur come from?
Modified from cheers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).