chilli
/ˈt͡ʃɪli/
"chilli" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chilli” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,786
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of chili
Corpus desk
Index EN-chilli · chilli · English
chilli · rank #19,786 · 6 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,786
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Cheddar
Nearest frequency peer: Cheddar (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “chilli”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- chai
chai
80,218 corpus weight
- chariot
chariot
80,217 corpus weight
- Cheddar
Cheddar
80,216 corpus weight
- chilli
chilli
80,215 corpus weight
- cholera
cholera
80,214 corpus weight
- clinch
clinch
80,212 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “chilli” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chilli |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chilli” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around chilli (IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪli/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,786 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of chili".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for chilli, with forms such as "cchilli", "chhilli", and "chilil". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "chilly", "chills", "chilling", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is chilli, spelled C-H-I-L-L-I.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of chili
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chilli appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Many Singaporeans have fond memories of eating chilli crabs and cockles at its Upper East Coast Road premises, not far from the old Bedok Road, as recently as the early ‘ 80s.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cchilli
- chhilli
- chilil
- chlili
- cihlli
- hcilli
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chilli - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chilli", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "chilli". Here's where to go from here.
- "chilli" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "chilly". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #19,786 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.