chancletas

[t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪as]

/[t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪as]/ noun

The verdict

“chancletas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,214 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,214
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de chancleta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chancletas · chancletas · Spanish

chancletas · rank #69,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,214
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chabolas

Nearest frequency peer: chabolas (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chancletas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chancletas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chancletas
PropertyValue
Headwordchancletas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chancletas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chancletascae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chabolas” (#69,212), “cerrá” (#69,211), “chipriota” (#69,217). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chancletas” va en #69,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chancletas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,214 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de chancleta.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chancletas, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chancletas, spelled C-H-A-N-C-L-E-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de chancleta.

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 "chancletas"?
"chancletas" is spelled C-H-A-N-C-L-E-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪as].
What does "chancletas" mean?
As a noun, "chancletas" means: Forma del plural de chancleta.
How do you pronounce "chancletas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chancletas" is [t͡ʃãŋˈklet̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chancletas" come from?
"chancletas" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list