chelín
[t͡ʃeˈlĩn]
The verdict
“chelín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,953 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,953
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad monetaria de Austria, sustituída por el euro desde el 2002.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chelin · chelín · Spanish
chelín · rank #78,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,953
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH charlatanería
Nearest frequency peer: charlatanería (-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 “chelín”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- cert
cert
21,053 corpus weight
- cervantina
cervantina
21,052 corpus weight
- charlataner…
charlatanería
21,049 corpus weight
- chelín
chelín
21,048 corpus weight
- chem
chem
21,047 corpus weight
- chilango
chilango
21,046 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chelín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chelín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃeˈlĩn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chelín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chelín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,953 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃeˈlĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for chelín in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chelín, spelled C-H-E-L-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Unidad monetaria de Austria, sustituída por el euro desde el 2002.
- 2Unidad monetaria de Kenia.
- 3Unidad monetaria de Somalia.
- 4Unidad monetaria de Tanzania.
- 5Unidad monetaria de Uganda.
- 6Antigua unidad monetaria británica usada hasta 1970, equivalente a 12 peniques antiguos o a la vigésima parte de una libra esterlina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chelín appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No tenía ni un solo pariente en Inglaterra y era, por tanto, libre como el viento. Al menos tan libre como permitieran serlo unos ingresos de once chelines y seis peniques al día.
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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