chamaco

/[t͡ʃaˈmako]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,282

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

chamaco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad. Pronounced [t͡ʃaˈmako]. Often confused with chamo and charco.

Key facts for chamaco
PropertyValue
Headwordchamaco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃaˈmako]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,282
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chamaco in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chamaco is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃaˈmako]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,282 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for chamaco, with forms such as "cahmaco", "cchamaco", and "chaamco". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "chamo", "charco", "Chasco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is chamaco, spelled C-H-A-M-A-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad.
  2. 2
    Persona joven.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahmaco,cchamaco,chaamco,chamacco,chamaoc,chamcao,chammaco,chhamaco,chmaaco,hcamaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chamaco

Misspelling Variants of "chamaco"

cahmaco7cchamaco8chaamco7chamacco8chamaoc7chamcao7chammaco8chhamaco8
Misspelling Variants of "chamaco"

Frequency rank: #48,282 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chamaco"?
"chamaco" is spelled C-H-A-M-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃaˈmako].
What does "chamaco" mean?
As a noun, "chamaco" means: Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad.
What words are commonly confused with "chamaco"?
"chamaco" is commonly confused with "chamo", "charco", "Chasco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chamaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chamaco" is [t͡ʃaˈmako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chamaco" come from?
"chamaco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.