chingue
[ˈt͡ʃĩŋge]
The verdict
“chingue” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,332 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,332
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Conepatus chinga) Mamífero carnívoro de la familia de los mefítidos. Tiene el cuerpo largo, de unos 700 mm. Es robusto, más afinado en su vistosa y larga cola, erizada con pelos blancos y negros. ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chingue |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃĩŋge] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #42,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chingue” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chingue is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃĩŋge]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,332 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chingue, with forms such as "cchingue", "chhingue", and "chignue". 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, "chingo", "change", "chinga", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chingue, spelled C-H-I-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1(Conepatus chinga) Mamífero carnívoro de la familia de los mefítidos. Tiene el cuerpo largo, de unos 700 mm. Es robusto, más afinado en su vistosa y larga cola, erizada con pelos blancos y negros. Su hocico es alargado y puntiagudo, con orejas y patas cortas, provistas de fuertes uñas largas y encorvadas. Su pelaje es largo, tupido, de color negro en el dorso y la cabeza, con una franja de color blanco que recorre el cuerpo a ambos lados hasta la cola. Sus hábitos de vida lo hacen ser un animal nocturno, generalmente solitario. Es capaz de crear su propia cueva, aunque prefiere emplear las de otros animales. La característica esencial de este animal es, sin duda, el terrible olor que expele de sus dos glándulas anales como forma de protección. Se le encuentra en Perú, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil y Chile.
- 2Por analogía, cualquier representante de la familia de los mefítidos, pequeños carnívoros de color negro con dos fajas blancas al costado, que despide cuando le atacan un orín pestífero.
- 3Figuradamente, algo o alguien maloliente.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchingue,chhingue,chignue,chingeu,chinggue,chinngue,chinuge,chnigue,cihngue,hcingue
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chingue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “chingue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-N-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃĩŋge] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “chingo” - see the side-by-side comparison. chingue vs chingo
- 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.