chato
[ˈt͡ʃat̪o]
The verdict
“chato” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,282 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,282
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene la nariz plana, aplastada, no prominente.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃat̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #28,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chato” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chato is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃat̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,282 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for chato, with forms such as "cahto", "cchato", and "chaot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cho", "chau", "ciao", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chato, spelled C-H-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene la nariz plana, aplastada, no prominente.
- 2Se dice de la nariz que es plana, aplastada, no prominente.
- 3Falto de relieve, más plano o menos prominente que cosa de naturaleza similar.
- 4Carente de la inteligencia, perspicacia, capacidad de prever y analizar eventos esperables o normales.
- 5Apelativo, generalmente afectuoso. Chata, referido a una mujer.
- 6Bajo, de estatura pequeña.
- 7Se dice del negocio improductivo, que no rinde, no rentable.
- 8Tacaño, incapaz de pensar en los demás.
- 9Dicho de una persona: aburrido o harto de una situación de estrés.
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cahto,cchato,chaot,chatto,chhato,chtao,hcato
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chato - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “chato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃat̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cho” - see the side-by-side comparison. chato vs cho
- 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.