chayote

[t͡ʃaˈʝot̪e]

/[t͡ʃaˈʝot̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“chayote” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,251 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,251
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Sechium edule) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, cuyo fruto es de amplio uso como hortaliza. Tiene un color que va del verde oscuro al verde claro o amarillo claro casi blanco. Cuando tie...

Corpus desk

Index ES-chayote · chayote · Spanish

chayote · rank #75,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,251
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chapar

Nearest frequency peer: chapar (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chayote”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chayote” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chayote
PropertyValue
Headwordchayote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃaˈʝot̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chayote” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chayotecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chapar” (#75,250), “cesio” (#75,249), “Cerón” (#75,248). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chayote” va en #75,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chayote is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,251 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃaˈʝot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Sechium edule) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, cuyo fruto es de amplio uso como hortaliza. Tiene un color que va del verde oscuro al verde claro o amarillo claro casi blanco. Cuando tie...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chayote, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is chayote, spelled C-H-A-Y-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sechium edule) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, cuyo fruto es de amplio uso como hortaliza. Tiene un color que va del verde oscuro al verde claro o amarillo claro casi blanco. Cuando tierno presenta una cáscara lustrosa y consistencia dura. Puede estar cubierto por espinas o no. Cada fruto tiene una semilla amplia y chata, comestible.

Synonyms

güisquilpataste

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 "chayote"?
"chayote" is spelled C-H-A-Y-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃaˈʝot̪e].
What does "chayote" mean?
As a noun, "chayote" means: (Sechium edule) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, cuyo fruto es de amplio uso como hortaliza. Tiene un color que va del verde oscuro al verde claro o amarillo claro casi blanco. Cuando tie...
How do you pronounce "chayote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chayote" is [t͡ʃaˈʝot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chayote" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list