chiquero

[t͡ʃiˈkeɾo]

/[t͡ʃiˈkeɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“chiquero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,626 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,626
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recinto o edificio destinado a la vivienda de cerdos-

Corpus desk

Index ES-chiquero · chiquero · Spanish

chiquero · rank #60,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,626
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chismoso

Nearest frequency peer: chismoso (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chiquero”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chiquero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chiquero
PropertyValue
Headwordchiquero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃiˈkeɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chiquero” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.chiquerocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chismoso” (#60,627), “chillona” (#60,624), “chicharrones” (#60,623). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chiquero” va en #60,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chiquero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,626 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈkeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chiquero, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chiquero, spelled C-H-I-Q-U-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recinto o edificio destinado a la vivienda de cerdos-
  2. 2
    En sentido figurado, lugar muy sucio o desordenado.

Synonyms

cochineracochiqueraestercoleropocilgaporquerizazahúrdacochineracuchitrilpocilga

This word in other languages

pigsty(English)porcherie(Français)Saustall(Deutsch)

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 "chiquero"?
"chiquero" is spelled C-H-I-Q-U-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈkeɾo].
What does "chiquero" mean?
As a noun, "chiquero" means: Recinto o edificio destinado a la vivienda de cerdos-
How do you pronounce "chiquero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiquero" is [t͡ʃiˈkeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiquero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chismoso#60,627chillona#60,624citizens#60,637cojeando#60,642

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list