chancillería

[t͡ʃãnsiʝeˈɾia]

/[t͡ʃãnsiʝeˈɾia]/ noun

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The verdict

“chancillería” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,657 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,657
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tribunales superiores de justicia que existieron en España, uno en la ciudad de Valladolid y otro en Granada. Cada uno tenía una jurisdicción, dentro de la cual conocía causas propias o apelaciones...

Key facts for chancillería
PropertyValue
Headwordchancillería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃãnsiʝeˈɾia]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chancillería” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chancillería lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chancillería is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,657 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃãnsiʝeˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chancillería, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chancillería, spelled C-H-A-N-C-I-L-L-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tribunales superiores de justicia que existieron en España, uno en la ciudad de Valladolid y otro en Granada. Cada uno tenía una jurisdicción, dentro de la cual conocía causas propias o apelaciones de las de los tribunales a ellas subordinados; en especial las que versaban sobre la propiedad de los mayorazgos o el reconocimiento de la hidalguía.
  2. 2
    Dignidad u oficio de chanciller.
  3. 3
    Impuesto que quienes acudían a los chancilleres les pagaban por su labor.

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 "chancillería"?
"chancillería" is spelled C-H-A-N-C-I-L-L-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃãnsiʝeˈɾia].
What does "chancillería" mean?
As a noun, "chancillería" means: Tribunales superiores de justicia que existieron en España, uno en la ciudad de Valladolid y otro en Granada. Cada uno tenía una jurisdicción, dentro de la cual conocía causas propias o apelaciones...
How do you pronounce "chancillería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chancillería" is [t͡ʃãnsiʝeˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chancillería" come from?
"chancillería" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chancillería”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-N-C-I-L-L-E-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃãnsiʝeˈɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list