Chorizo
[t͡ʃoˈʁɪso]
The verdict
“Chorizo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spanische, portugiesische Wurst, die pikant mit Paprika^([2]) und Knoblauch gewürzt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-chorizo · Chorizo · German
Chorizo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chorizo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃoˈʁɪso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chorizo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Chorizo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃoˈʁɪso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spanische, portugiesische Wurst, die pikant mit Paprika^([2]) und Knoblauch gewürzt ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Chorizo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Chorizo, spelled C-H-O-R-I-Z-O.
Definition
- 1spanische, portugiesische Wurst, die pikant mit Paprika^([2]) und Knoblauch gewürzt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chorizo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute essen wir eine deftige Gemüsesuppe mit Chorizo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.