charango

[t͡ʃaˈɾãŋgo]

/[t͡ʃaˈɾãŋgo]/ noun

The verdict

“charango” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,617 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,617
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento musical de cinco pares de cuerdas. Tiene el aspecto de una guitarra pequeña, con la caja de resonancia hecha en caparazón de quirquincho o en madera y el mango en madera. Su ejecución s...

Key facts for charango
PropertyValue
Headwordcharango
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃaˈɾãŋgo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charango” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). charango lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

charango is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,617 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃaˈɾãŋgo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento musical de cinco pares de cuerdas. Tiene el aspecto de una guitarra pequeña, con la caja de resonancia hecha en caparazón de quirquincho o en madera y el mango en madera. Su ejecución s...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for charango, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is charango, spelled C-H-A-R-A-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento musical de cinco pares de cuerdas. Tiene el aspecto de una guitarra pequeña, con la caja de resonancia hecha en caparazón de quirquincho o en madera y el mango en madera. Su ejecución se hace casi exclusivamente con las puntas de los dedos o las uñas y requiere de bastante destreza. Es un instrumento tradicional de los países andinos: Bolivia, Chile, Perú, Ecuador y Argentina.

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); 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 "charango"?
"charango" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃaˈɾãŋgo].
What does "charango" mean?
As a noun, "charango" means: Instrumento musical de cinco pares de cuerdas. Tiene el aspecto de una guitarra pequeña, con la caja de resonancia hecha en caparazón de quirquincho o en madera y el mango en madera. Su ejecución s...
How do you pronounce "charango"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charango" is [t͡ʃaˈɾãŋgo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charango" come from?
"charango" 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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Using “charango”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-R-A-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃaˈɾãŋgo] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list