chigüire

[t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wiɾe]

/[t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wiɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“chigüire” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,338 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,338
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Especie de roedor viviente de mayor tamaño y peso del mundo. Pertenece a la familia de los cávidos. Habita en manadas en regiones de climas tropicales y templados siempr...

Corpus desk

Index ES-chiguire · chigüire · Spanish

chigüire · rank #99,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,338
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chasing

Nearest frequency peer: chasing (-2 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 “chigüire”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chigüire
PropertyValue
Headwordchigüire
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wiɾe]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,338
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chigüire” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chigüirecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chasing” (#99,336), “chocara” (#99,342), “chora” (#99,343). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chigüire” va en #99,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chigüire is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,338 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wiɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chigüire, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chigüire, spelled C-H-I-G-Ü-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Especie de roedor viviente de mayor tamaño y peso del mundo. Pertenece a la familia de los cávidos. Habita en manadas en regiones de climas tropicales y templados siempre cerca del agua en humedales del este de Panamá y en Sudamérica, al norte y oriente de los Andes, hasta el centro de la Argentina. Posee un cuerpo pesado en forma de barril y una cabeza pequeña, con un pelaje pardo rojizo en la parte superior del cuerpo que se vuelve pardo amarillo en la parte inferior. Pueden crecer hasta 130 cm de largo y llegar a pesar 85 kg.
  2. 2
    Falto de inteligencia o entendimiento

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chigüire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El chigüire se reproduce en una epoca seca: verano. Por otro lado los machos mas grandes son los que tienen mas éxito en la reprducción y se cree que las hembras mejor condicionadas fisicamente tendrán mas machos que hembras
  2. Los opositores han sido llamados por el autócrata: escuálidos, vendepatrias, traidores, diablos con sotana, chigüires, pitiyanquis, marranos, majunches, jalabolas.

Synonyms

capibaracarpinchochigüiroguardatinajasestúpidoidiota

This word in other languages

capybara(English)

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 "chigüire"?
"chigüire" is spelled C-H-I-G-Ü-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wiɾe].
What does "chigüire" mean?
As a noun, "chigüire" means: (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Especie de roedor viviente de mayor tamaño y peso del mundo. Pertenece a la familia de los cávidos. Habita en manadas en regiones de climas tropicales y templados siempr...
How do you pronounce "chigüire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chigüire" is [t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wiɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cautivan#99,325collazos#99,357campales#99,309calcáneo#99,306

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list