chiflado

[t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]

/[t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“chiflado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,747 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,747
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que no está en sus cabales, que ha perdido el juicio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chiflado · chiflado · Spanish

chiflado · rank #54,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,747
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chien

Nearest frequency peer: chien (-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 “chiflado”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chiflado
PropertyValue
Headwordchiflado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chiflado” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chien” (#54,746), “chupada” (#54,748), “chicana” (#54,745). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chiflado” va en #54,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chiflado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,747 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for chiflado in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 chiflado, spelled C-H-I-F-L-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de la persona que no está en sus cabales, que ha perdido el juicio.
  2. 2
    Se dice de quien profesa una pasión desmesurada por alguien o algo.

Synonyms

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 "chiflado"?
"chiflado" is spelled C-H-I-F-L-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈflað̞o].
What does "chiflado" mean?
As an adjective, "chiflado" means: Se dice de la persona que no está en sus cabales, que ha perdido el juicio.
How do you pronounce "chiflado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiflado" is [t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiflado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list