Chilean
/ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/adjective, noun
Chilean is spelled C-H-I-L-E-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Chilean means “Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Chilean?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-L-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Chilean?
Chilean appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 Chilean?
- /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/
- /t͡ʃɪˈliːən/
- /t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/
Chilean has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Chilean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Chilean
- Chileans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chilean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.
noun
- 1
A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chilean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chilien, chilienne , Chilien, Chilienne |
| German | chilenisch , Chilene, Chilenin |
| Portuguese | chileno, chilena |
| Spanish | chileno , chilena |
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 Chilean come from?
From Chile + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).