chiflado

[t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]

/[t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“chiflado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,747 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,747
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que no está en sus cabales, que ha perdido el juicio.

Key facts for chiflado
PropertyValue
Headwordchiflado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃiˈflað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chiflado” 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). chiflado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chiflado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,747 among 77,812 “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

chaladoenamorado

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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Using “chiflado”

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

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