chinchorro

[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃoro]

/[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃoro]/ noun

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The verdict

“chinchorro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,716 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,716
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embarcación de remos de pequeño tamaño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chinchorro · chinchorro · Spanish

chinchorro · rank #91,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,716
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chorus

Nearest frequency peer: chorus (+3 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 “chinchorro”

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 “chinchorro” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chinchorro
PropertyValue
Headwordchinchorro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃoro]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,716
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chinchorro” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.chinchorrocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chorus” (#91,719), “cerramientos” (#91,712), “Cerdán” (#91,710). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chinchorro” va en #91,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chinchorro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,716 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃoro]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chinchorro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is chinchorro, spelled C-H-I-N-C-H-O-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embarcación de remos de pequeño tamaño.
  2. 2
    Red de pesca.
  3. 3
    Hamaca elaborada con tejido de red.
  4. 4
    Dícese de la pajarita, complemento del vestuario masculino.
  5. 5
    Remolque de carga pequeño.

Synonyms

corbatíncorbata de lazomoño

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 "chinchorro"?
"chinchorro" is spelled C-H-I-N-C-H-O-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃoro].
What does "chinchorro" mean?
As a noun, "chinchorro" means: Embarcación de remos de pequeño tamaño.
How do you pronounce "chinchorro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chinchorro" is [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃoro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chinchorro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Caracciolo#91,694colisionan#91,746complicará#91,752comprobara#91,754

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list