chabola

[t͡ʃaˈβ̞ola]

/[t͡ʃaˈβ̞ola]/ noun

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The verdict

“chabola” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #92,799 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#92,799
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vivienda o cobijo precario, construido generalmente con materiales de desecho

Key facts for chabola
PropertyValue
Headwordchabola
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃaˈβ̞ola]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chabola” sits in Spanish 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). chabola lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chabola is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃaˈβ̞ola]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,799 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vivienda o cobijo precario, construido generalmente con materiales de desecho".

Zero misspellings are on record for chabola in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chabola, spelled C-H-A-B-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vivienda o cobijo precario, construido generalmente con materiales de desecho

Synonyms

mediaguatugurio

This word in other languages

shanty(English)bidonville(Français)

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chabola"?
"chabola" is spelled C-H-A-B-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃaˈβ̞ola].
What does "chabola" mean?
As a noun, "chabola" means: Vivienda o cobijo precario, construido generalmente con materiales de desecho
How do you pronounce "chabola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chabola" is [t͡ʃaˈβ̞ola]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chabola" come from?
"chabola" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chabola”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-B-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃaˈβ̞ola] (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.

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

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