chamo

/[ˈt͡ʃamo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,147

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

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

Key facts for chamo
PropertyValue
Headwordchamo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃamo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,147
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chamo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃamo]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,147 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for chamo, with forms such as "cahmo", "cchamo", and "chammo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cho", "cómo", "chat", 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 chamo, spelled C-H-A-M-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
    Por extensión, persona joven.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, inmigrante venezolano

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahmo,cchamo,chammo,chaom,chhamo,chmao,hcamo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chamo

Misspelling Variants of "chamo"

cahmo5cchamo6chammo6chaom5chhamo6chmao5hcamo5
Misspelling Variants of "chamo"

Frequency rank: #27,147 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chamo"?
"chamo" is spelled C-H-A-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃamo].
What does "chamo" mean?
As a noun, "chamo" means: Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad
What words are commonly confused with "chamo"?
"chamo" is commonly confused with "cho", "cómo", "chat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chamo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chamo" is [ˈt͡ʃamo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chamo" come from?
"chamo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.