chicle
[ˈt͡ʃikle]
The verdict
“chicle” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,788 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,788
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tipo de goma o pastilla con sabores que se emplea para masticar o mascar y no se traga.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chicle |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃikle] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chicle” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chicle is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃikle]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,788 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chicle, with forms such as "cchicle", "chcile", and "chhicle". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Chile", "chico", "ciclo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 chicle, spelled C-H-I-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Tipo de goma o pastilla con sabores que se emplea para masticar o mascar y no se traga.
- 2Tipo de resina con textura gomosa y pegajosa que produce el tronco del chicozapote. Es masticable y se comercializa en forma de pasta.
- 3Persona que molesta por insistir en permanecer en la compañía de otra o de otras.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchicle,chcile,chhicle,chiccle,chicel,chiclle,chilce,cihcle,hcicle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chicle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “chicle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-C-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃikle] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Chile” - see the side-by-side comparison. chicle vs Chile
- 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.