chalote
[t͡ʃaˈlot̪e]
The verdict
“chalote” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Allium ascalonium) Ajo chalote, planta perenne de la familia de las Liliáceas, con tallo de tres a cinco dm de altura, hojas finas, alesnadas y tan largas como el tallo; flores moradas y muchos bu...
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Index ES-chalote · chalote · Spanish
chalote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chalote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃaˈlot̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chalote” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chalote is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃaˈlot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Allium ascalonium) Ajo chalote, planta perenne de la familia de las Liliáceas, con tallo de tres a cinco dm de altura, hojas finas, alesnadas y tan largas como el tallo; flores moradas y muchos bu...".
chalote doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 chalote, spelled C-H-A-L-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1(Allium ascalonium) Ajo chalote, planta perenne de la familia de las Liliáceas, con tallo de tres a cinco dm de altura, hojas finas, alesnadas y tan largas como el tallo; flores moradas y muchos bulbos, agregados como en el ajo común, blancos por dentro y rojizos por fuera. Es originaria de Asia, se cultiva en las huertas y se emplea como condimento.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.