chiche

[ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]

/[ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]/ noun

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The verdict

“chiche” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,774 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,774
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Juguete.

Key facts for chiche
PropertyValue
Headwordchiche
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chiche” 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). chiche 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 chiche is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃe]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,774 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “chiche”

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

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

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

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