chichigua
[t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɣ̞wa]
The verdict
“chichigua” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mujer que cría a un niño que no es su hijo biológico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chichigua |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɣ̞wa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chichigua” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chichigua is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
chichigua has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chichigua, spelled C-H-I-C-H-I-G-U-A.
Definition
- 1Mujer que cría a un niño que no es su hijo biológico.
- 2Árbol que provee sombra.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chichigua”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-C-H-I-G-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɣ̞wa] (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.