chifla

[ˈt͡ʃifla]

/[ˈt͡ʃifla]/ noun

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The verdict

“chifla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,141 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,141
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acto de chiflar y su resultado.

Key facts for chifla
PropertyValue
Headwordchifla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃifla]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,141
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chifla” 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). chifla 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

chifla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,141 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃifla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chifla, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 chifla, spelled C-H-I-F-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto de chiflar y su resultado.
  2. 2
    Especie de silbato para emitir potentes chiflidos.

Synonyms

chifladerachifletechiflo

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 "chifla"?
"chifla" is spelled C-H-I-F-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃifla].
What does "chifla" mean?
As a noun, "chifla" means: Acto de chiflar y su resultado.
How do you pronounce "chifla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chifla" is [ˈt͡ʃifla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chifla" come from?
"chifla" 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 “chifla”

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

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