chascarrillo
[t͡ʃaskaˈriʝo]
The verdict
“chascarrillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuento breve, anécdota o frase que puede interpretarse de forma confusa y graciosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chascarrillo · chascarrillo · Spanish
chascarrillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chascarrillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃaskaˈriʝo] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chascarrillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chascarrillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃaskaˈriʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuento breve, anécdota o frase que puede interpretarse de forma confusa y graciosa.".
chascarrillo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is chascarrillo, spelled C-H-A-S-C-A-R-R-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Cuento breve, anécdota o frase que puede interpretarse de forma confusa y graciosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chascarrillo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aquellas situaciones comprometidas dieron pie a una sarta un poco tosca de chascarrillos que, más que risa, daban vergüenza ajena.
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.