chal

[ˈt͡ʃal]

/[ˈt͡ʃal]/ noun

The verdict

“chal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,069 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,069
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prenda de vestir femenina, que consiste en un rectángulo de tela ligera que se echa sobre los hombros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chal · chal · Spanish

chal · rank #54,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,069
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chacha

Nearest frequency peer: chacha (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chal”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chal
PropertyValue
Headwordchal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃal]
Letters4
Frequency rank#54,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chal” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chalcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chacha” (#54,068), “changes” (#54,071), “cesantía” (#54,066). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chal” va en #54,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,069 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prenda de vestir femenina, que consiste en un rectángulo de tela ligera que se echa sobre los hombros.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chal in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is chal, spelled C-H-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de vestir femenina, que consiste en un rectángulo de tela ligera que se echa sobre los hombros.

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 "chal"?
"chal" is spelled C-H-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃal].
What does "chal" mean?
As a noun, "chal" means: Prenda de vestir femenina, que consiste en un rectángulo de tela ligera que se echa sobre los hombros.
How do you pronounce "chal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chal" is [ˈt͡ʃal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chal" come from?
"chal" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list