chele

[ˈt͡ʃele]

/[ˈt͡ʃele]/ adj

The verdict

“chele” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,709 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,709
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona o animal, de tez clara y cabello muy rubio o albino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chele · chele · Spanish

chele · rank #90,709 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,709
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chimi

Nearest frequency peer: chimi (+2 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 “chele”

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 “chele” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chele
PropertyValue
Headwordchele
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡ʃele]
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,709
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chele” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chelecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chimi” (#90,711), “chechena” (#90,706), “chirría” (#90,712). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chele” va en #90,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chele is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,709 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃele]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chele, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chele, spelled C-H-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona o animal, de tez clara y cabello muy rubio o albino.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, de tez rojiza.

Synonyms

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 "chele"?
"chele" is spelled C-H-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃele].
What does "chele" mean?
As an adjective, "chele" means: Dicho de una persona o animal, de tez clara y cabello muy rubio o albino.
How do you pronounce "chele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chele" is [ˈt͡ʃele]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chele" come from?
"chele" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list