chiquito

[t͡ʃiˈkit̪o]

/[t͡ʃiˈkit̪o]/ adj

The verdict

“chiquito” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,734
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo del adjetivo chico. Muy pequeño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chiquito · chiquito · Spanish

chiquito · rank #11,734 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,734
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charlotte

Nearest frequency peer: Charlotte (-2 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 “chiquito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chiquito” 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).

chiquito vs chiquitos
89% similar
chiquito vs chiquita
88% similar
chiquito vs chiquillo
78% similar

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

Key facts for chiquito
PropertyValue
Headwordchiquito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃiˈkit̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,734
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chiquito”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chiquitocae 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 “Charlotte” (#11,732), “cohete” (#11,736), “caracterizan” (#11,731). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chiquito” va en #11,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chiquito (IPA [t͡ʃiˈkit̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,734 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chiquito, with forms such as "cchiquito", "chhiquito", and "chiqiuto". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "chiquitos", "chiquita", "chiquillo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 chiquito, spelled C-H-I-Q-U-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo del adjetivo chico. Muy pequeño.
  2. 2
    Se dice de una persona tiene pocos años de edad.
  3. 3
    Pequeño, de tamaño reducido.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how chiquito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Luego cuando ya el chiquito tenía cinco meses, yo fui a llamar por teléfono a ese señor

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchiquito
  • chhiquito
  • chiqiuto
  • chiqquito
  • chiquiot
  • chiquitto
  • chiqutio
  • chiuqito
  • chqiuito
  • cihquito
  • hciquito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchiquito1chhiquito1chiqiuto2chiqquito1chiquiot2chiquitto1chiqutio2chiuqito2
Edit distance from "chiquito"

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list