chinguiña
[t͡ʃĩŋˈgiɲa]
The verdict
“chinguiña” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moco cristalizado que aparece en las comisuras de los párpados al despertarse, resultado de la secreción del ojo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chinguina · chinguiña · Spanish
chinguiña · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chinguiña |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃĩŋˈgiɲa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chinguiña” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chinguiña is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃĩŋˈgiɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moco cristalizado que aparece en las comisuras de los párpados al despertarse, resultado de la secreción del ojo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chinguiña in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 chinguiña, spelled C-H-I-N-G-U-I-Ñ-A.
Definition
- 1Moco cristalizado que aparece en las comisuras de los párpados al despertarse, resultado de la secreción del ojo.
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.