chiche

[ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]

/[ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]/ noun

The verdict

“chiche” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,774 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,774
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juguete.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chiche · chiche · Spanish

chiche · rank #52,774 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,774
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chilla

Nearest frequency peer: chilla (+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 “chiche”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chiche
PropertyValue
Headwordchiche
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chiche” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chilla” (#52,775), “chequera” (#52,772), “chingado” (#52,776). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chiche” va en #52,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chiche is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,774 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chiche, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 chiche, spelled C-H-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juguete.
  2. 2
    Cosa pequeña, bonita y de fina hechura.
  3. 3
    Pechos de la mujer.
  4. 4
    Cosas que pueden llegar a ser utilizables, que son de pequeño porte y baratas.
  5. 5
    Adorno navideño, usualmente esférico, que se cuelga del árbol de Navidad.
  6. 6
    Cosa muy bien cuidada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how chiche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Generalmente, nos pasaba un par de insectos de juguete y esos autos rascas que venían como de a veinte en una caja. El Omega Supreme nunca. Ese era su chiche."

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 "chiche"?
"chiche" is spelled C-H-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe].
What does "chiche" mean?
As a noun, "chiche" means: Juguete.
How do you pronounce "chiche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiche" is [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiche" come from?
"chiche" 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 "chiche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list