chip

[ˈt͡ʃip]

/[ˈt͡ʃip]/ noun

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The verdict

“chip” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,486
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza de material semiconductor en la que se embebe circuitos electrónicos, de la que salen materiales conductores que sirven para interactuar con los mismos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chip · chip · Spanish

chip · rank #8,486 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,486
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH certificación

Nearest frequency peer: certificación (-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 “chip”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chip” 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).

chip vs cup
50% similar
chip vs cho
50% similar
chip vs cid
50% similar

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

Key facts for chip
PropertyValue
Headwordchip
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃip]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,486
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chip”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chipcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “certificación” (#8,485), “coinciden” (#8,487), “completas” (#8,488). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chip” va en #8,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around chip (IPA [ˈt͡ʃip]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,486 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pieza de material semiconductor en la que se embebe circuitos electrónicos, de la que salen materiales conductores que sirven para interactuar con los mismos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for chip, with forms such as "cchip", "chhip", and "chipp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cup", "cho", "cid", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is chip, spelled C-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza de material semiconductor en la que se embebe circuitos electrónicos, de la que salen materiales conductores que sirven para interactuar con los mismos.

This word in other languages

chip(English)Chip(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchip
  • chhip
  • chipp
  • chpi
  • cihp
  • hcip

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chip - 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.

cchip1chhip1chipp1chpi2cihp2hcip2
Edit distance from "chip"

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 "chip"?
"chip" is spelled C-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃip].
What does "chip" mean?
As a noun, "chip" means: Pieza de material semiconductor en la que se embebe circuitos electrónicos, de la que salen materiales conductores que sirven para interactuar con los mismos.
What words are commonly confused with "chip"?
"chip" is commonly confused with "cup", "cho", "cid". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chip" is [ˈt͡ʃip]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chip" come from?
"chip" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

best#8,479anne#8,465viña#8,454long#8,548

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

corrió6 variantsópera6 variantsenojo6 variantsgroup6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list