chicle
/ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/noun
chicle is spelled C-H-I-C-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chicle means “The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chicle?
| Letters | 6: C-H-I-C-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 chicle?
Chicle appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 chicle?
- /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/
- /ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chicle.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chicle2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does chicle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chicle come from?
Borrowed from Spanish chicle, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).