chicha
[ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa]
The verdict
“chicha” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,660 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,660
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bebida alcohólica de baja graduación fabricada por los aborígenes americanos masticando maíz u otros productos vegetales, y escupiendo lo masticado en un recipiente, para que fermente con ayuda de ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chicha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,660 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chicha” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chicha is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,660 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chicha, with forms such as "cchicha", "chciha", and "chhicha". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "China", "chico", "choca", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is chicha, spelled C-H-I-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1Bebida alcohólica de baja graduación fabricada por los aborígenes americanos masticando maíz u otros productos vegetales, y escupiendo lo masticado en un recipiente, para que fermente con ayuda de bacterias que degradan los azúcares obtenidos del almidón por la acción de la ptialina contenida en la saliva. Este método actualmente está proscrito por motivos de higiene.
- 2Por extensión, nombre de varias bebidas alcohólicas de baja graduación alcohólica o completamente analcohólicas a partir de maíz, frutas u otros productos vegetales.
- 3Por analogía, bebida obtenida de frutas molidas o exprimidas.
- 4Bebida espesa elaborada a base de leche y arroz que se suele servir aderezada con leche condensada y canela en polvo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchicha,chciha,chhicha,chicah,chiccha,chichha,chihca,cihcha,hcicha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chicha - 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.
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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Using “chicha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “China” - see the side-by-side comparison. chicha vs China
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.