cháchara

[ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa]

/[ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“cháchara” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,868 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,868
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conversación sin sustancia.

Key facts for cháchara
PropertyValue
Headwordcháchara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cháchara” 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). cháchara 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 cháchara is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,868 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cháchara, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cháchara, spelled C-H-Á-C-H-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conversación sin sustancia.
  2. 2
    Exceso de palabras sin oficio o utilidad.
  3. 3
    Artículo sin valor o importancia.
  4. 4
    Dicho o acción para hacer reír.

Synonyms

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 "cháchara"?
"cháchara" is spelled C-H-Á-C-H-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa].
What does "cháchara" mean?
As a noun, "cháchara" means: Conversación sin sustancia.
How do you pronounce "cháchara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cháchara" is [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cháchara" come from?
"cháchara" 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 “cháchara”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-Á-C-H-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa] (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