chichón

[t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn]

/[t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn]/ noun

The verdict

“chichón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,798 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,798
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bulto en la cabeza producido por un golpe.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chichon · chichón · Spanish

chichón · rank #80,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,798
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chiefs

Nearest frequency peer: chiefs (+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 “chichón”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chichón
PropertyValue
Headwordchichón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chichón” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chiefs” (#80,799), “charlan” (#80,796), “ciernen” (#80,805). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chichón” va en #80,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chichón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,798 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bulto en la cabeza producido por un golpe.".

chichón 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chichón, spelled C-H-I-C-H-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bulto en la cabeza producido por un golpe.

This word in other languages

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 "chichón"?
"chichón" is spelled C-H-I-C-H-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn].
What does "chichón" mean?
As a noun, "chichón" means: Bulto en la cabeza producido por un golpe.
How do you pronounce "chichón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chichón" is [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chichón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chichón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list