chatta

noun

"chatta" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chatta” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.

Corpus desk

Index EN-chatta · chatta · English

chatta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for chatta
PropertyValue
Headwordchatta
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chatta” in English

chattasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chatta is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.".

chatta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hindi छाता (chātā), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatra. The correct English form is chatta, spelled C-H-A-T-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chatta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. His air, while sitting on a tiger's skin, under his chatta or umbrella, was perfectly majestic.
  2. The dome was crowned by a pedestal 4½ feet square, which supported a chatta about 3½ feet in diameter.

Etymology

From Hindi छाता (chātā), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatra.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chatta"?
"chatta" is spelled C-H-A-T-T-A.
What does "chatta" mean?
As a noun, "chatta" means: Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.
What is the origin of the word "chatta"?
From Hindi छाता (chātā), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatra. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list