chancón

[t͡ʃãŋˈkõn]

/[t͡ʃãŋˈkõn]/ adj

The verdict

“chancón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estudiante muy dedicado y enfocado en los estudios y los intereses intelectuales más que en otras actividades, a veces con dificultades para socializar, y quien tiende a recibir las preferencias de...

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Index ES-chancon · chancón · Spanish

chancón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chancón
PropertyValue
Headwordchancón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃãŋˈkõn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chancón” en español

chancónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chancón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡ʃãŋˈkõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estudiante muy dedicado y enfocado en los estudios y los intereses intelectuales más que en otras actividades, a veces con dificultades para socializar, y quien tiende a recibir las preferencias de...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for chancón in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 chancón, spelled C-H-A-N-C-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estudiante muy dedicado y enfocado en los estudios y los intereses intelectuales más que en otras actividades, a veces con dificultades para socializar, y quien tiende a recibir las preferencias de profesores con el consecuente rechazo de sus compañeros.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chancón"?
"chancón" is spelled C-H-A-N-C-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃãŋˈkõn].
What does "chancón" mean?
As an adjective, "chancón" means: Estudiante muy dedicado y enfocado en los estudios y los intereses intelectuales más que en otras actividades, a veces con dificultades para socializar, y quien tiende a recibir las preferencias de...
How do you pronounce "chancón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chancón" is [t͡ʃãŋˈkõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chancón" come from?
"chancón" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list