chancleta
[t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪a]
The verdict
“chancleta” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calzado 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 o con una tira que rodea el pie por encima a la altura del empein...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chancleta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chancleta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chancleta is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
chancleta has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is chancleta, spelled C-H-A-N-C-L-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Calzado 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 o con una tira que rodea el pie por encima a la altura del empeine. Es fabricado industrialmente con materiales plásticos.
- 2Calzado de suela fina sin talón, o con el reborde posterior aplastado, que se usa por comodidad dentro de casa.
- 3Zapato recubierto por tiras de cuero que dejan espacios para ventilación del pie, que se usa sobre todo en verano y en lugares calurosos.
- 4Recién nacido de sexo femenino.
- 5Persona buena para nada, inepta.
- 6Zapato viejo y destrozado.
- 7Pedal del acelerador de un automóvil.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chancleta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-N-C-L-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪a] (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
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.