Chilito
[t͡ʃiˈlit̪o]
The verdict
“Chilito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,158 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,158
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - País de América, ubicado en el extremo suroeste de América del Sur. Su nombre oficial es «República de Chile» y su capital es la ciudad de Santiago.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chilito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈlit̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chilito” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Chilito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,158 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈlit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "País de América, ubicado en el extremo suroeste de América del Sur. Su nombre oficial es «República de Chile» y su capital es la ciudad de Santiago.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Chilito, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Chilito, spelled C-H-I-L-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1País de América, ubicado en el extremo suroeste de América del Sur. Su nombre oficial es «República de Chile» y su capital es la ciudad de Santiago.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-L-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiˈlit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.