chicken

/'t͡ʃɪk.ɪn/

//'t͡ʃɪk.ɪn// noun

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The verdict

“chicken” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,381
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-chicken · chicken · Spanish

chicken · rank #30,381 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,381
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chili

Nearest frequency peer: Chili (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “chicken”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “chicken” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chicken vs chicle
71% similar
chicken vs chicles
71% similar
chicken vs chick
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chicken
PropertyValue
Headwordchicken
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'t͡ʃɪk.ɪn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,381
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chicken”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chickencae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Chili” (#30,382), “Cevallos” (#30,379), “Chillán” (#30,383). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chicken” va en #30,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chicken (IPA /'t͡ʃɪk.ɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,381 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chicken, with forms such as "cchicken", "chciken", and "chhicken". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "chicle", "chicles", "chick", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is chicken, spelled C-H-I-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Gallus gallus) Pollo.
  2. 2
    Pollo (carne de este animal).
  3. 3
    Figurativamente, cobarde.
  4. 4
    Joven, adolescente.
  5. 5
    Especialmente, varón joven y lampiño.

Synonyms

twink

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchicken
  • chciken
  • chhicken
  • chiccken
  • chicekn
  • chickenn
  • chickken
  • chickne
  • chikcen
  • cihcken
  • hcicken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chicken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchicken1chciken2chhicken1chiccken1chicekn2chickenn1chickken1chickne2
Edit distance from "chicken"

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 "chicken"?
"chicken" is spelled C-H-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /'t͡ʃɪk.ɪn/.
What does "chicken" mean?
As a noun, "chicken" means: (Gallus gallus) Pollo.
What words are commonly confused with "chicken"?
"chicken" is commonly confused with "chicle", "chicles", "chick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chicken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chicken" is /'t͡ʃɪk.ɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chicken" come from?
"chicken" 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 "chicken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Chillán#30,383casetas#30,372butacas#30,366cubrirá#30,411

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Cevallos11 variantscogieron11 variantscítricos11 variantsderramado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list