chií

[t͡ʃiˈi]

/[t͡ʃiˈi]/ adj

The verdict

“chií” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,217 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,217
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam, junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor heredita...

Corpus desk

Index ES-chii · chií · Spanish

chií · rank #65,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,217
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chistosas

Nearest frequency peer: chistosas (-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 “chií”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chií
PropertyValue
Headwordchií
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃiˈi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chií” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.chiícae 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: “chistosas” (#65,216), “chinchón” (#65,215), “cinemática” (#65,219). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chií” va en #65,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chií is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,217 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam, junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor heredita...".

Zero misspellings are on record for chií in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chií, spelled C-H-I-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam, junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditario y el primer imán.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "chií"?
"chií" is spelled C-H-I-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈi].
What does "chií" mean?
As an adjective, "chií" means: Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam, junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor heredita...
How do you pronounce "chií"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chií" is [t͡ʃiˈi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chií" come from?
"chií" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list