charango
/t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊ/noun
charango is spelled C-H-A-R-A-N-G-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, charango means “A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charango is charangos.
How many letters and syllables are in charango?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-R-A-N-G-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 charango?
Charango appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 charango?
- /t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of charango
- charangos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charango mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Charango in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small guitar-like stringed instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | charango |
| Spanish | charango |
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 charango come from?
From Spanish charango, onomatopoeic, or perhaps a corruption of charanga.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).