charada
[t͡ʃaˈɾað̞a]
The verdict
“charada” 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adivinanza en la que para descubrir la palabra principal, se debe dar con las sílabas que la componen, las cuales a su vez, en diferentes disposiciones, forman otras palabras ocultas dentro del ace...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | charada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃaˈɾað̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “charada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for charada is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃaˈɾað̞a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Adivinanza en la que para descubrir la palabra principal, se debe dar con las sílabas que la componen, las cuales a su vez, en diferentes disposiciones, forman otras palabras ocultas dentro del ace...".
No misspelling variants are generated for charada in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 charada, spelled C-H-A-R-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Adivinanza en la que para descubrir la palabra principal, se debe dar con las sílabas que la componen, las cuales a su vez, en diferentes disposiciones, forman otras palabras ocultas dentro del acertijo.
This word in other languages
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 “charada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-R-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃaˈɾað̞a] (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.