# chula

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,533

## Definitions
1. A hearth, stove, or other traditional cooking-place.

## Etymology
From Hindi चूल्हा (cūlhā), Bengali চুলা (cula).

## Easily confused with
- **Cuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-cuba)
- **cult** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-cult)
- **cola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-cola)
- **Chun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-chun)
- **chum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-chum)
- **cull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-cull)
- **could** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-could)
- **chunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-chunk)
- **Chung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-chung)
- **chute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-chute)
- **churn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-churn)
- **chump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-chump)
- **chums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-chums)
- **coulda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chula-vs-coulda)
- **cha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cha-vs-chula)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chu-vs-chula)
- **chia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chia-vs-chula)
- **chug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chug-vs-chula)
- **chub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chub-vs-chula)
- **Chua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-chula)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cchula`, `chhula`, `chlua`, `chual`, `chulla`, `cuhla`, `hcula`

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