chilenita
[t͡ʃileˈnit̪a]
The verdict
“chilenita” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chilena, jugada acrobática del fútbol, especie de tijera vertical.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chilenita · chilenita · Spanish
chilenita · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chilenita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃileˈnit̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chilenita” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chilenita is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃileˈnit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for chilenita in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chilenita, spelled C-H-I-L-E-N-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Chilena, jugada acrobática del fútbol, especie de tijera vertical.
- 2Trago casero, que se hace con dos vasos de vino tinto, medio vaso de vermut blanco, una cucharada de cacao en polvo, y una yema de huevo. Se agita en una batidora, mezcla con hielo picado, y se sirve frío en copas de cóctel.
- 3Hierro hidratado epigeno.
- 4Mineral de plata y bismuto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chilenita appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El problema es que fue en su propio arco: quede registrado en la historia que el primer gol de chilenita fue un autogol de magnífica factura. Ya he mencionado que Juan Budinich era empresario y boxeador al mismo tiempo.
En su masa se hallan con frecuencia cristales bastante perfectos de hierro hidratado epíjeno (chilenita)- La mina Bateas en la Punta del Cobre (Copiapó) produce cantidades inmensas de este cobre resinita, de color i composicion variables.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.