chala
[ˈt͡ʃala]
The verdict
“chala” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,862 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,862
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hoja alargada y firme que cubre la mazorca del maíz, usada tradicionalmente como relleno de jergones y como envoltorio de cigarros y preparados culinarios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃala] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chala” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chala is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃala]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,862 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 chala, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chala, spelled C-H-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Hoja alargada y firme que cubre la mazorca del maíz, usada tradicionalmente como relleno de jergones y como envoltorio de cigarros y preparados culinarios.
- 2Bien que se usa para el pago de otros bienes y servicios y como unidad de medida de la riqueza.
- 3Picadura de las sumidades floridas de la marihuana, utilizada como psicoactivo.
- 4Tipo de calzado formado por una suela y correas de sujeción.
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.
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Using “chala”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃala] (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.