# chia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃiː.ə/ · frequency rank #28,150

## Definitions
1. A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
2. Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chía, from Classical Nahuatl chiyan (“seed of the chia plant”).

## Easily confused with
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-ci)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cia)
- **cis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cis)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cho)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cpi)
- **Civ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-civ)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-csi)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cpa)
- **CID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cid)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cma)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-chp)
- **cit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cit)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-chr)
- **cig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cig)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cta)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cri)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-cui)

## Common misspellings (4)
`cchia`, `chhia`, `ciha`, `hcia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chia