chaleco

[t͡ʃaˈleko]

/[t͡ʃaˈleko]/ noun

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The verdict

“chaleco” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,542
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prenda de vestir que cubre el torso desde el cuello a la cintura, sin mangas, que se emplea como abrigo u ornamentación por encima de la camisa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chaleco · chaleco · Spanish

chaleco · rank #14,542 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,542
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH centrarse

Nearest frequency peer: centrarse (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “chaleco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “chaleco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chaleco vs checo
71% similar
chaleco vs charco
71% similar
chaleco vs chalet
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chaleco
PropertyValue
Headwordchaleco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃaˈleko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,542
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chaleco”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chalecocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “centrarse” (#14,541), “chilenas” (#14,543), “Celia” (#14,540). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chaleco” va en #14,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chaleco (IPA [t͡ʃaˈleko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,542 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaleco, with forms such as "cahleco", "cchaleco", and "chaelco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "checo", "charco", "chalet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is chaleco, spelled C-H-A-L-E-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de vestir que cubre el torso desde el cuello a la cintura, sin mangas, que se emplea como abrigo u ornamentación por encima de la camisa.
  2. 2
    Prenda tejida que cubre el torso y los brazos. Se usa encima de la camisa y va abierta por delante, pero con posibilidad de abotonarla o cerrarla por otros medios. Usualmente el escote está reservado para las de uso masculino.
  3. 3
    En la mitología chilota, especie de manto que se ponen los brujos para poder volar. Estaría hecho con la piel del pecho de una doncella muerta.
  4. 4
    Cualquier prenda que cubre el torso desde el cuello a la cintura, con mangas largas, y para ponerse encima de algo más liviano, como una camiseta o una camisa.

Synonyms

macuñmacuñe

This word in other languages

waistcoat(English)gilet(Français)Weste(Deutsch)colete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahleco
  • cchaleco
  • chaelco
  • chalceo
  • chalecco
  • chaleoc
  • challeco
  • chhaleco
  • chlaeco
  • hcaleco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaleco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahleco2cchaleco1chaelco2chalceo2chalecco1chaleoc2challeco1chhaleco1
Edit distance from "chaleco"

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 "chaleco"?
"chaleco" is spelled C-H-A-L-E-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃaˈleko].
What does "chaleco" mean?
As a noun, "chaleco" means: Prenda de vestir que cubre el torso desde el cuello a la cintura, sin mangas, que se emplea como abrigo u ornamentación por encima de la camisa.
What words are commonly confused with "chaleco"?
"chaleco" is commonly confused with "checo", "charco", "chalet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaleco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaleco" is [t͡ʃaˈleko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaleco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list