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chance

Spanish, conjunction/ˈt͡ʃanθe/

chance is spelled C-H-A-N-C-E (6 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,091st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chance is a Spanish conjunction meaning “maybe, perchance, perhaps or possibly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does chance mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Latin-Americachance

  2. 2

    colloquiala job; a position; a post of employment

    Juan dice que hay un chance en su empresa.

conjunction

  1. 1

    Mexicomaybe, perchance, perhaps or possibly

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Oportunidad.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of chance

  • f same meaning canonical
  • chances plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce chance?

  • /ˈt͡ʃanθe/
  • [ˈt͡ʃãn̟.θe]
  • /ˈt͡ʃanse/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to chance

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is chance in Spanish?

chance appears 7.2 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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