chola

noun

"chola" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chola” is uncommon English (frequency #64,265 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,265
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female cholo (Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics).

Key facts for chola
PropertyValue
Headwordchola
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chola” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chola lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chola is uncommon English at frequency #64,265 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female cholo (Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chola, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish chola. The correct English form is chola, spelled C-H-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female cholo (Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics).

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chola.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chola"?
"chola" is spelled C-H-O-L-A.
What does "chola" mean?
As a noun, "chola" means: A female cholo (Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics).
What is the origin of the word "chola"?
Borrowed from Spanish chola. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “chola”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-H-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list