chinchón
[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn]
The verdict
“chinchón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,215 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,215
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chinchón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chinchón” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chinchón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,215 among 77,812 “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
- 1Competencia con la baraja de cartas españolas, que consiste en formar escaleras o piernas para sumar puntos y así ir eliminando a los demás participantes.
- 2En 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.
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Using “chinchón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-N-C-H-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃõn] (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
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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.