chimichurri
[t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri]
The verdict
“chimichurri” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,804 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,804
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salsa con la que se acompaña la carne, hecha con perejil, orégano, ajo, vinagre, aceite, ají molido y un poco de sal. Originaria y tradicional de la cocina Argentina y Uruguaya.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chimichurri · chimichurri · Spanish
chimichurri · rank #92,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,804
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH chusco
Nearest frequency peer: chusco (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chimichurri”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- chabola
chabola
7,202 corpus weight
- chacarera
chacarera
7,201 corpus weight
- chanson
chanson
7,200 corpus weight
- chimichurri
chimichurri
7,197 corpus weight
- chusco
chusco
7,196 corpus weight
- cilla
cilla
7,192 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chimichurri” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chimichurri |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #92,804 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chimichurri” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chimichurri is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,804 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃuri]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salsa con la que se acompaña la carne, hecha con perejil, orégano, ajo, vinagre, aceite, ají molido y un poco de sal. Originaria y tradicional de la cocina Argentina y Uruguaya.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chimichurri, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 chimichurri, spelled C-H-I-M-I-C-H-U-R-R-I.
Definition
- 1Salsa con la que se acompaña la carne, hecha con perejil, orégano, ajo, vinagre, aceite, ají molido y un poco de sal. Originaria y tradicional de la cocina Argentina y Uruguaya.
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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