chingón

[t͡ʃĩŋˈgõn]

/[t͡ʃĩŋˈgõn]/ adj

The verdict

“chingón” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,415
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De muy buena calidad o factura

Corpus desk

Index ES-chingon · chingón · Spanish

chingón · rank #35,415 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,415
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciruelas

Nearest frequency peer: ciruelas (+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 “chingón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chingón” 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).

chingón vs chino
57% similar
chingón vs chinos
57% similar
chingón vs chongo
57% similar

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

Key facts for chingón
PropertyValue
Headwordchingón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃĩŋˈgõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,415
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chingón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chingóncae 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 “ciruelas” (#35,416), “charro” (#35,413), “clavan” (#35,417). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chingón” va en #35,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chingón (IPA [t͡ʃĩŋˈgõn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,415 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chingón, with forms such as "cchingón", "chhingón", and "chignón". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "chino", "chinos", "chongo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chingón, spelled C-H-I-N-G-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    De muy buena calidad o factura
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, que gusta de las bromas, en especial pesadas o prácticas
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona que es exitosa

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chingón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. México era un lugar chingón para vivir
  2. Ser chingón tiene que ver con la capacidad de lograr lo que quieres

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchingón
  • chhingón
  • chignón
  • chinggón
  • chingnó
  • chingónn
  • chinngón
  • chinógn
  • chnigón
  • cihngón
  • hcingón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chingón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchingón1chhingón1chignón2chinggón1chingnó2chingónn1chinngón1chinógn2
Edit distance from "chingón"

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 "chingón"?
"chingón" is spelled C-H-I-N-G-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃĩŋˈgõn].
What does "chingón" mean?
As an adjective, "chingón" means: De muy buena calidad o factura
What words are commonly confused with "chingón"?
"chingón" is commonly confused with "chino", "chinos", "chongo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chingón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chingón" is [t͡ʃĩŋˈgõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chingón" come from?
"chingón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chingón", 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