chancho
[ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]
The verdict
“chancho” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,677 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,677
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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 ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chancho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,677 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chancho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chancho is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,677 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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(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.
- 2Por extensión, cualquier animal del género Sus.
- 3Utensilio 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.
- 4Gas estomacal que sale con ruido por la boca.
- 5En el juego de dominó, las fichas que tienen el mismo número de marcas en ambos cuadrados.
- 6Juego 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.
- 7Inspector de tránsito.
- 8Parte mollar situada en la baja espalda.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “chancho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-N-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃãnʲt͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “chano” - see the side-by-side comparison. chancho vs chano
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.