Chiney
noun
Chiney is spelled C-H-I-N-E-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Chiney means “China; Chinese” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Chiney is Chineys.
How many letters and syllables are in Chiney?
| Letters | 6: C-H-I-N-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 Chiney?
Chiney appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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).
Forms of Chiney
- Chineys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chiney mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangChina; Chinese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Chiney come from?
From Jamaican Creole Chiney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).