chiquiliqui
[t͡ʃikiˈliki]
The verdict
“chiquiliqui” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chiquiliqui |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃikiˈliki] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chiquiliqui” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chiquiliqui is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃikiˈliki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chiquiliqui in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chiquiliqui, spelled C-H-I-Q-U-I-L-I-Q-U-I.
Definition
- 1Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.
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.
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Using “chiquiliqui”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-Q-U-I-L-I-Q-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃikiˈliki] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.