chata

/[ˈt͡ʃat̪a]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,806

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

chata is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino singular de chato. Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃat̪a]. Often confused with CTA and cita.

Key facts for chata
PropertyValue
Headwordchata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈt͡ʃat̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,806
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chata in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chata is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃat̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,806 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino singular de chato.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for chata, with forms such as "cahta", "cchata", and "chaat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CTA", "cita", "chau", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is chata, spelled C-H-A-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de chato.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahta,cchata,chaat,chatta,chhata,chtaa,hcata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chata

Misspelling Variants of "chata"

cahta5cchata6chaat5chatta6chhata6chtaa5hcata5
Misspelling Variants of "chata"

Frequency rank: #30,806 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chata"?
"chata" is spelled C-H-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃat̪a].
What does "chata" mean?
As an adj, "chata" means: Forma del femenino singular de chato.
What words are commonly confused with "chata"?
"chata" is commonly confused with "CTA", "cita", "chau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chata" is [ˈt͡ʃat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chata" come from?
"chata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.