chatta
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | chatta |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “chatta” in English
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
- 1Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chatta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His air, while sitting on a tiger's skin, under his chatta or umbrella, was perfectly majestic.
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.