chao
Spanish, interjection/ˈt͡ʃaw/
chao is spelled C-H-A-O (4 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chao is a Spanish interjection meaning “bye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Utilizado como informalidad para despedirse”.
What does chao mean in English?
interjection
- 1
colloquialbye
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Utilizado como informalidad para despedirse.
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 chao
- chau alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chao?
- /ˈt͡ʃaw/
- [ˈt͡ʃaw]
- [ˈt͡ʃao]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chao
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chao in Spanish?
chao appears 3.5 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).