chinchón

[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn]

/[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn]/ noun

The verdict

“chinchón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,215 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,215
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Competencia con la baraja de cartas españolas, que consiste en formar escaleras o piernas para sumar puntos y así ir eliminando a los demás participantes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chinchon · chinchón · Spanish

chinchón · rank #65,215 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,215
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chistosas

Nearest frequency peer: chistosas (+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 “chinchón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chinchón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chinchón
PropertyValue
Headwordchinchón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chinchón” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chinchóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chistosas” (#65,216), “Chascomús” (#65,213), “chií” (#65,217). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chinchón” va en #65,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chinchón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,215 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

chinchón has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chinchón, spelled C-H-I-N-C-H-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Competencia con la baraja de cartas españolas, que consiste en formar escaleras o piernas para sumar puntos y así ir eliminando a los demás participantes.
  2. 2
    En el juego del chinchón, escalera de 7 cartas consecutivas que hace ganar la partida al jugador que la formó.

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 "chinchón"?
"chinchón" is spelled C-H-I-N-C-H-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn].
What does "chinchón" mean?
As a noun, "chinchón" means: Competencia con la baraja de cartas españolas, que consiste en formar escaleras o piernas para sumar puntos y así ir eliminando a los demás participantes.
How do you pronounce "chinchón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chinchón" is [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chinchón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list