chinela
[t͡ʃiˈnela]
The verdict
“chinela” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calzado a modo de zapato, sencillo, sin talón y de suela ligera, que por lo común solo se usa dentro de la casa, o como calzado informal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chinela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈnela] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chinela” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chinela is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈnela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chinela, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chinela, spelled C-H-I-N-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1Calzado a modo de zapato, sencillo, sin talón y de suela ligera, que por lo común solo se usa dentro de la casa, o como calzado informal.
- 2Especie de chapín de que usaban las mujeres sobre el calzado en tiempo de lodos.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chinela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-N-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiˈnela] (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.