chorizo
/t͡ʃəˈɹi.zoʊ/noun
chorizo is spelled C-H-O-R-I-Z-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chorizo means “A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chorizo is chorizos.
How many letters and syllables are in chorizo?
| Letters | 7: C-H-O-R-I-Z-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chorizo?
Chorizo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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).
How do you pronounce chorizo?
- UK /t͡ʃɒˈɹiː.zəʊ/
- US /t͡ʃəˈɹi.zoʊ/
- UK /t͡ʃəˈɹɪtsəʊ/
Chorizo has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chorizo.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chorizo2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chorizo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chorizo from its last stressed vowel (/izoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chorizo
- chorizos plural
- choritso
- chorizzo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chorizo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chorizo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of sausage:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chorizo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish chorizo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).