chileno

[t͡ʃiˈleno]

/[t͡ʃiˈleno]/ adj

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The verdict

“chileno” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,466
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio del país sudamericano de Chile.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chileno · chileno · Spanish

chileno · rank #3,466 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,466
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ceremonia

Nearest frequency peer: ceremonia (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “chileno”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “chileno” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chileno vs chino
71% similar
chileno vs chiles
71% similar
chileno vs chilenos
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chileno
PropertyValue
Headwordchileno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃiˈleno]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,466
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chileno”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.chilenocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ceremonia” (#3,465), “chinos” (#3,467), “categorías” (#3,464). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chileno” va en #3,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chileno (IPA [t͡ʃiˈleno]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,466 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio del país sudamericano de Chile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chileno, with forms such as "cchileno", "chhileno", and "chielno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "chino", "chiles", "chilenos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chileno, spelled C-H-I-L-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio del país sudamericano de Chile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. España tiene concertados tratados de doble nacionalidad con diez naciones de Hispanoamérica; y así, se puede ser, por ejemplo a la vez, chileno y español.

Synonyms

chilenitochilensischilotachilotemapochino

This word in other languages

Chilean(English)chilien(Français)chilenisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchileno
  • chhileno
  • chielno
  • chilenno
  • chileon
  • chilleno
  • chilneo
  • chlieno
  • cihleno
  • hcileno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chileno - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchileno1chhileno1chielno2chilenno1chileon2chilleno1chilneo2chlieno2
Edit distance from "chileno"

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 "chileno"?
"chileno" is spelled C-H-I-L-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈleno].
What does "chileno" mean?
As an adjective, "chileno" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio del país sudamericano de Chile.
What words are commonly confused with "chileno"?
"chileno" is commonly confused with "chino", "chiles", "chilenos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chileno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chileno" is [t͡ʃiˈleno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chileno" come from?
"chileno" 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 "chileno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

castigo#3,463confiar#3,471bolívar#3,460derrota#3,477

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bandas10 variantsverdes10 variantssoldado10 variantsfórmula10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list