chirigota
[t͡ʃiɾiˈɣ̞ot̪a]
The verdict
“chirigota” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,093 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,093
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho burlón, palabras burlonas de humor espontáneo y tosco.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chirigota |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiɾiˈɣ̞ot̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #59,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chirigota” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chirigota is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,093 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiɾiˈɣ̞ot̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for chirigota in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chirigota, spelled C-H-I-R-I-G-O-T-A.
Definition
- 1Dicho burlón, palabras burlonas de humor espontáneo y tosco.
- 2Grupo musical humorístico que canta en carnavales, generalmente ridiculizando o criticando a personas, personajes y la sociedad.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “chirigota”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-R-I-G-O-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiɾiˈɣ̞ot̪a] (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.