chantaje
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃanˈtaxe/
chantaje is spelled C-H-A-N-T-A-J-E (8 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,623rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chantaje is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “blackmail, blackmailing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de exigir algo bajo alguna amenaza a fin de obtener algún provecho”.
What does chantaje mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblackmail, blackmailing
- 2
masculineextortion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de exigir algo bajo alguna amenaza a fin de obtener algún provecho.
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 chantaje
- chantajes plural
- chantage alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chantaje?
- /t͡ʃanˈtaxe/
- [t͡ʃãn̪ˈt̪a.xe]
- [t͡ʃãn̪ˈt̪axe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chantaje
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chantaje in Spanish?
chantaje appears 4.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).