chancla
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃankla/
chancla is spelled C-H-A-N-C-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 55,445th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chancla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slipper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Zapato viejo y roto, con el talón gastado”.
What does chancla mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslipper
- 2
feminineflip-flop
- 3
feminineold shoe
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zapato viejo y roto, con el talón gastado. 2. Calzado playero abierto, que se sujeta al pie con un par de tirantes que van desde el espacio entre los dedos pulgar e índice hasta el talón. Es fabricado industrialmente con materiales plásticos. 3. Zapato ligero de tela o cuero, con suela plana sin tacón, usado habitualmente dentro del hogar. 4. Mujer que siente atracción sexual por otras mujeres.
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 chancla
- chanclas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chancla?
- /ˈt͡ʃankla/
- [ˈt͡ʃãŋ.kla]
- [ˈt͡ʃãŋkla]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chancla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chancla in Spanish?
chancla appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).