chicharrón

[t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈrõn]

/[t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈrõn]/ noun

The verdict

“chicharrón” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,786 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#41,786
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pedazos pequeños de carne que quedan como residuo después de derretir la manteca de las pellas de cerdo.

Key facts for chicharrón
PropertyValue
Headwordchicharrón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈrõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,786
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chicharrón” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chicharrón lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chicharrón is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈrõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,786 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for chicharrón, with forms such as "cchicharrón", "chciharrón", and "chhicharrón". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is chicharrón, spelled C-H-I-C-H-A-R-R-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pedazos pequeños de carne que quedan como residuo después de derretir la manteca de las pellas de cerdo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, restos de carne obtenidos al derretir grasa de otros animales.
  3. 3
    Trozos de piel de cerdo a los que se les han removido las cerdas para consumirlos cocidos o fritos y aliñados.
  4. 4
    Costillas de cerdo cocidas en su propia grasa, a las que se adiciona ajo, orégano, limón y chicha para preparar un guisado suculento para la mesa dominical.
  5. 5
    Carne semiseca de res trenzada con grasa del mismo animal, consumida asada o frita.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchicharrón,chciharrón,chhicharrón,chicahrrón,chiccharrón,chicharrnó,chicharrónn,chicharón,chicharórn,chichharrón,chichrarón,chihcarrón,cihcharrón,hcicharrón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chicharrón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchicharrón1chciharrón2chhicharrón1chicahrrón2chiccharrón1chicharrnó2chicharrónn1chicharón1
Edit distance from "chicharrón"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chicharrón"?
"chicharrón" is spelled C-H-I-C-H-A-R-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈrõn].
What does "chicharrón" mean?
As a noun, "chicharrón" means: Pedazos pequeños de carne que quedan como residuo después de derretir la manteca de las pellas de cerdo.
What are common misspellings of "chicharrón"?
Common misspellings include "cchicharrón", "chciharrón", "chhicharrón", "chicahrrón", "chiccharrón". The correct spelling is "chicharrón".
How do you pronounce "chicharrón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chicharrón" is [t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈrõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chicharrón" come from?
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Using “chicharrón”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-C-H-A-R-R-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈrõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list