chimba

Name: chimba, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈt͡ʃĩmba]

/[ˈt͡ʃĩmba]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“chimba” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,509
frequency rank, Spanish: 8,288
“C” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En el habla informal juvenil se le dice a algo, genial, maravilloso, llamativo, extraordinario, muy interesante..

Corpus desk

Index ES-chimba · chimba · Spanish

chimba · rank #49,509 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

FREQ-MID #49,509
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,288
PHOTO-FINISH chicano

Nearest frequency peer: chicano (-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.

Chasco

50,496
chicano

50,493
chimba

50,492
cholos

50,491
chop

50,490
chuleta

50,489

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chimba vs cima

67% similar

chimba vs China

50% similar

chimba vs clima

67% similar

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

Key facts for chimba
Property	Value
Headword	chimba
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈt͡ʃĩmba]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#49,509
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	16
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chimba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chimbacae aquí:

#49,509

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “chicano” (#49,508), “cholos” (#49,510), “chop” (#49,511). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chimba” va en #49,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chimba (IPA [ˈt͡ʃĩmba]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,509 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "En el habla informal juvenil se le dice a algo, genial, maravilloso, llamativo, extraordinario, muy interesante..".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chimba, with forms such as "cchimba", "chhimba", and "chibma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "cima", "China", "clima", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 chimba, spelled C-H-I-M-B-A.

Definition

1
En el habla informal juvenil se le dice a algo, genial, maravilloso, llamativo, extraordinario, muy interesante..

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

¡Qué chimba que estuvo esa farra de anoche!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cchimba
chhimba
chibma
chimab
chimbba
chimmba
chimva
chmiba
cihmba
hcimba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chimba - 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.

Edit distance from "chimba"

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 "chimba"?

"chimba" is spelled C-H-I-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃĩmba].

What does "chimba" mean?

As an adjective, "chimba" means: En el habla informal juvenil se le dice a algo, genial, maravilloso, llamativo, extraordinario, muy interesante..

What words are commonly confused with "chimba"?

"chimba" is commonly confused with "cima", "China", "clima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "chimba"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chimba" is [ˈt͡ʃĩmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "chimba" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cholos#49,510 Chasco#49,505 cederá#49,503 codazo#49,517

Similar misspelling depth

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

chicano10 variants chuleta10 variants carnada10 variants canillas10 variants