chiesa

[ˈkje.za]

/[ˈkje.za]/ noun

The verdict

“chiesa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,181 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,181
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

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

Key facts for chiesa
PropertyValue
Headwordchiesa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkje.za]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chiesa” 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). chiesa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chiesa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,181 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkje.za]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Iglesia.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chiesa, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chiesa, spelled C-H-I-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Iglesia.

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 "chiesa"?
"chiesa" is spelled C-H-I-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkje.za].
What does "chiesa" mean?
As a noun, "chiesa" means: Iglesia.
How do you pronounce "chiesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiesa" is [ˈkje.za]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiesa" come from?
"chiesa" 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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Using “chiesa”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-E-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkje.za] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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