barrio chino
[ˈbarjo ˈt͡ʃino]
The verdict
“barrio chino” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Área de una ciudad en donde se concentra la población de ascendencia china.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barrio chino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈbarjo ˈt͡ʃino] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barrio chino” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for barrio chino is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbarjo ˈt͡ʃino]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for barrio chino in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is barrio chino, spelled B-A-R-R-I-O- -C-H-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1Área de una ciudad en donde se concentra la población de ascendencia china.
- 2Área de una ciudad donde se concentra la prostitución u otros negocios relacionados con la industria del sexo.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “barrio chino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-R-I-O- -C-H-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbarjo ˈt͡ʃino] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.