chirimía
[t͡ʃiɾiˈmia]
The verdict
“chirimía” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento músico de viento, hecho de madera, a modo de clarinete, de unos siete decímetros de largo, con diez agujeros y boquilla con lengüeta de caña.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chirimia · chirimía · Spanish
chirimía · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chirimía |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiɾiˈmia] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chirimía” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chirimía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiɾiˈmia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chirimía, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chirimía, spelled C-H-I-R-I-M-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Instrumento músico de viento, hecho de madera, a modo de clarinete, de unos siete decímetros de largo, con diez agujeros y boquilla con lengüeta de caña.
- 2Persona muy habladora y que lo hace con voz desagradable y aguda.
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.