# Chilean

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/ · frequency rank #16,197

## Definitions
1. Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.

## Etymology
From Chile + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **clean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilean-vs-clean)
- **Crimean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilean-vs-crimean)
- **Chilton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilean-vs-chilton)
- **Chile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chile-vs-chilean)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cchilean`, `chhilean`, `chielan`, `chilaen`, `chileann`, `chilena`, `chillean`, `chliean`, `cihlean`, `hcilean`

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