Chinese

[çiˈneːzə]

/[çiˈneːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Chinese” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,132
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chinese · Chinese · Spanish

Chinese · rank #32,132 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,132
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH centinelas

Nearest frequency peer: centinelas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Chinese”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Chinese” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Chinese vs chinos
57% similar
Chinese vs chingue
57% similar
Chinese vs chinas
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Chinese
PropertyValue
HeadwordChinese
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[çiˈneːzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,132
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Chinese”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Chinesecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “centinelas” (#32,131), “cen” (#32,130), “Cea” (#32,129). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Chinese” va en #32,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Chinese (IPA [çiˈneːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,132 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Chino.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chinese, with forms such as "cchinese", "chhinese", and "chiense". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "chinos", "chingue", "chinas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Chinese, spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chino.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchinese
  • chhinese
  • chiense
  • chinece
  • chinees
  • chinesse
  • chinnese
  • chinsee
  • chniese
  • cihnese
  • hcinese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chinese - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchinese1chhinese1chiense2chinece1chinees2chinesse1chinnese1chinsee2
Edit distance from "Chinese"

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 "Chinese"?
"Chinese" is spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [çiˈneːzə].
What does "Chinese" mean?
As a noun, "Chinese" means: Chino.
What words are commonly confused with "Chinese"?
"Chinese" is commonly confused with "chinos", "chingue", "chinas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chinese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chinese" is [çiˈneːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chinese" come from?
"Chinese" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list