chirimía
[t͡ʃiɾiˈmia]
The verdict
“chirimía” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chirimía |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiɾiˈmia] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chirimía” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chirimía is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃiɾiˈmia]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “chirimía”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-R-I-M-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiɾiˈmia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.