# chili

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ · frequency rank #10,663

## Definitions
1. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
2. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
3. A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

## Easily confused with
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chip)
- **chin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chin)
- **coil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-coil)
- **Choi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-choi)
- **coli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-coli)
- **chit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chit)
- **Chiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chiu)
- **China** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-china)
- **chips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chips)
- **chill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chill)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-ching)
- **coils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-coils)
- **chime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chime)
- **chino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chino)
- **chimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chimp)
- **chirp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chirp)
- **chins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chins)
- **cilia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-cilia)
- **chink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chink)
- **chula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chili-vs-chula)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cchili`, `chhili`, `chiil`, `chlii`, `cihli`, `hcili`

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