chavo

[ˈt͡ʃaβ̞o]

/[ˈt͡ʃaβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“chavo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,376
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chavo · chavo · Spanish

chavo · rank #17,376 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,376
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH charco

Nearest frequency peer: charco (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “chavo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “chavo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chavo vs cho
60% similar
chavo vs ciao
60% similar
chavo vs claro
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chavo
PropertyValue
Headwordchavo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃaβ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,376
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chavo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chavocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “charco” (#17,375), “Chipre” (#17,377), “combinan” (#17,378). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chavo” va en #17,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around chavo (IPA [ˈt͡ʃaβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,376 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for chavo, with forms such as "cahvo", "cchavo", and "chabo". 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", "ciao", "claro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chavo, spelled C-H-A-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad.

This word in other languages

child(English)enfant(Français)Kind(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahvo
  • cchavo
  • chabo
  • chaov
  • chavvo
  • chhavo
  • chvao
  • hcavo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chavo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cahvo2cchavo1chabo1chaov2chavvo1chhavo1chvao2hcavo2
Edit distance from "chavo"

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 "chavo"?
"chavo" is spelled C-H-A-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃaβ̞o].
What does "chavo" mean?
As a noun, "chavo" means: Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad.
What words are commonly confused with "chavo"?
"chavo" is commonly confused with "cho", "ciao", "claro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chavo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chavo" is [ˈt͡ʃaβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chavo" come from?
"chavo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chavo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cenas#17,373Corra#17,392daddy#17,397duela#17,414

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

atraso8 variantsarregle8 variantsaislar8 variantsenfado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list