chiquitas

[t͡ʃiˈkit̪as]

/[t͡ʃiˈkit̪as]/ adj

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The verdict

“chiquitas” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,491. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,491
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de chiquito.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chiquitas · chiquitas · Spanish

chiquitas · rank #37,491 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,491
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chronicles

Nearest frequency peer: Chronicles (+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 “chiquitas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chiquitas” 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).

chiquitas vs chiquito
78% similar
chiquitas vs chiquitos
89% similar
chiquitas vs chiquita
89% similar

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

Key facts for chiquitas
PropertyValue
Headwordchiquitas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃiˈkit̪as]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,491
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chiquitas”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.chiquitascae 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 “Chronicles” (#37,492), “Chechenia” (#37,489), “ciclones” (#37,493). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chiquitas” va en #37,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around chiquitas (IPA [t͡ʃiˈkit̪as]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,491 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de chiquito.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for chiquitas, with forms such as "cchiquitas", "chhiquitas", and "chiqiutas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "chiquito", "chiquitos", "chiquita", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 chiquitas, spelled C-H-I-Q-U-I-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de chiquito.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchiquitas
  • chhiquitas
  • chiqiutas
  • chiqquitas
  • chiquiats
  • chiquitass
  • chiquitsa
  • chiquittas
  • chiqutias
  • chiuqitas
  • chqiuitas
  • cihquitas
  • hciquitas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chiquitas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchiquitas1chhiquitas1chiqiutas2chiqquitas1chiquiats2chiquitass1chiquitsa2chiquittas1
Edit distance from "chiquitas"

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 "chiquitas"?
"chiquitas" is spelled C-H-I-Q-U-I-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃiˈkit̪as].
What does "chiquitas" mean?
As an adjective, "chiquitas" means: Forma del femenino plural de chiquito.
What words are commonly confused with "chiquitas"?
"chiquitas" is commonly confused with "chiquito", "chiquitos", "chiquita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chiquitas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiquitas" is [t͡ʃiˈkit̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiquitas" come from?
"chiquitas" 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 "chiquitas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chechenia#37,489combatido#37,501combativo#37,502carruajes#37,477

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ciclones13 variantscomprobé13 variantscaminaron13 variantscachondeo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list