children
/ˈt͡ʃɪl.dɹən/
The verdict
“children” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,068
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de child.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | children |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈt͡ʃɪl.dɹən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #17,068 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “children” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around children (IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪl.dɹən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,068 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de child.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for children, with forms such as "cchildren", "chhildren", and "chidlren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is children, spelled C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de child.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cchildren
- chhildren
- chidlren
- childdren
- childern
- childrenn
- childrne
- childrren
- chilldren
- chilrden
- chlidren
- cihldren
- hcildren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of children - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “children”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈt͡ʃɪl.dɹən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.