chimbo
[ˈt͡ʃĩmbo]
The verdict
“chimbo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,142 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #52,142
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de, relativo a o perteneciente a cierto pueblo amerindio originario de la región andina del Ecuador.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chimbo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃĩmbo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,142 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chimbo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chimbo is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃĩmbo]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,142 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chimbo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chimbo, spelled C-H-I-M-B-O.
Definition
- 1Propio de, relativo a o perteneciente a cierto pueblo amerindio originario de la región andina del Ecuador.
- 2Dicho de una cosa, que es de mala calidad o no tiene buen aspecto.
- 3Dicho de una persona, aburrida o de compañía poco agraciada.
- 4De una cosa, que le falta el complemento necesario para estar completo, o que formando parte de un par carece de la otra parte.
- 5Que tiene muy pocos recursos económicos o es de baja extracción.
- 6Que es falso o que fue hecho con engaño.
- 7Referido a algo, que no requiere esfuerzo, fácil de realizar.
- 8Que no tiene marca ni nombre.
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 “chimbo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-M-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃĩmbo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.