chancho

[ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]

/[ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“chancho” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,677
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Sus scrofa domesticus) Animal mamífero, artiodáctilo, de cuerpo robusto y piel gruesa, domesticado desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne y su cuero. Es una variedad de la misma especie que ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-chancho · chancho · Spanish

chancho · rank #28,677 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,677
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chama

Nearest frequency peer: chama (-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 “chancho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chancho” 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).

chancho vs chano
71% similar
chancho vs charco
71% similar
chancho vs chucho
71% similar

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

Key facts for chancho
PropertyValue
Headwordchancho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,677
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chancho”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chanchocae 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 “chama” (#28,676), “Chloe” (#28,678), “centinela” (#28,675). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chancho” va en #28,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chancho (IPA [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,677 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chancho, with forms such as "cahncho", "cchancho", and "chacnho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "chano", "charco", "chucho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 chancho, spelled C-H-A-N-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sus scrofa domesticus) Animal mamífero, artiodáctilo, de cuerpo robusto y piel gruesa, domesticado desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne y su cuero. Es una variedad de la misma especie que en su forma salvaje se conoce como jabalí.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier animal del género Sus.
  3. 3
    Utensilio de limpieza formado por un mango y una pieza plana que sirve para encerar pisos. Existen modelos eléctricos que tienen cepillos giratorios y otros manuales que tienen un trozo pesado de metal recubierto por género.
  4. 4
    Gas estomacal que sale con ruido por la boca.
  5. 5
    En el juego de dominó, las fichas que tienen el mismo número de marcas en ambos cuadrados.
  6. 6
    Juego de cartas en donde el objetivo es mediante una serie de maniobras reunir cuatro cartas del mismo número, o bien ser el último jugador en reaccionar en caso de no lograr el primer objetivo.
  7. 7
    Inspector de tránsito.
  8. 8
    Parte mollar situada en la baja espalda.

Synonyms

cerdocochinogorrinomarranopuercoenceradoralustradoralustraspiradorapulidoraeructodoblemulatraseroculonalgas

This word in other languages

pig(English)porc(Français)Hausschwein(Deutsch)porco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahncho
  • cchancho
  • chacnho
  • chanccho
  • chanchho
  • chancoh
  • chanhco
  • channcho
  • chhancho
  • chnacho
  • hcancho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chancho - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahncho2cchancho1chacnho2chanccho1chanchho1chancoh2chanhco2channcho1
Edit distance from "chancho"

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 "chancho"?
"chancho" is spelled C-H-A-N-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo].
What does "chancho" mean?
As a noun, "chancho" means: (Sus scrofa domesticus) Animal mamífero, artiodáctilo, de cuerpo robusto y piel gruesa, domesticado desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne y su cuero. Es una variedad de la misma especie que ...
What words are commonly confused with "chancho"?
"chancho" is commonly confused with "chano", "charco", "chucho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chancho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chancho" is [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chancho" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

carrete#28,671carnero#28,670clavada#28,684cobrará#28,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

caribeño11 variantsconsuela11 variantscustodio11 variantsdebutar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list