Chicago

[t͡ʃiˈkaɣ̞o]

/[t͡ʃiˈkaɣ̞o]/ name

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The verdict

“Chicago” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,772
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es una ciudad del Estado de Illinois Estados Unidos

Corpus desk

Index ES-chicago · Chicago · Spanish

Chicago · rank #4,772 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,772
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH casco

Nearest frequency peer: casco (-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 “Chicago”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Chicago” 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).

Chicago vs chico
57% similar
Chicago vs chicas
57% similar
Chicago vs chingo
57% similar

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

Key facts for Chicago
PropertyValue
HeadwordChicago
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[t͡ʃiˈkaɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,772
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Chicago”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Chicagocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “casco” (#4,771), “cocinar” (#4,773), “Caen” (#4,770). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Chicago” va en #4,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Chicago (IPA [t͡ʃiˈkaɣ̞o]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,772 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "es una ciudad del Estado de Illinois Estados Unidos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chicago, with forms such as "cchicago", "chciago", and "chhicago". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "chico", "chicas", "chingo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Chicago, spelled C-H-I-C-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    es una ciudad del Estado de Illinois Estados Unidos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchicago
  • chciago
  • chhicago
  • chiacgo
  • chicaggo
  • chicaog
  • chiccago
  • chicgao
  • cihcago
  • hcicago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chicago - 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.

cchicago1chciago2chhicago1chiacgo2chicaggo1chicaog2chiccago1chicgao2
Edit distance from "Chicago"

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 "Chicago"?
"Chicago" is spelled C-H-I-C-A-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈkaɣ̞o].
What does "Chicago" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chicago" means: es una ciudad del Estado de Illinois Estados Unidos
What words are commonly confused with "Chicago"?
"Chicago" is commonly confused with "chico", "chicas", "chingo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chicago"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chicago" is [t͡ʃiˈkaɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chicago" come from?
"Chicago" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cocinar#4,773alcanzó#4,760dormido#4,784empleos#4,786

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ensayos10 variantsGalicia10 variantsrumores10 variantsinglesa10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list