chirivía
[t͡ʃiɾiˈβ̞ia]
The verdict
“chirivía” 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 May 6, 2026) - (Pastinaca sativa) Planta de la familia de las umbelíferas, con tallo acanalado de 9 a 12 centímetros de alto, hojas parecidas a las del apio, flores pequeñas y amarillas, semillas de dos en dos, y...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chirivía |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiɾiˈβ̞ia] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chirivía” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chirivía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiɾiˈβ̞ia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for chirivía in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chirivía, spelled C-H-I-R-I-V-Í-A.
Definition
- 1(Pastinaca sativa) Planta de la familia de las umbelíferas, con tallo acanalado de 9 a 12 centímetros de alto, hojas parecidas a las del apio, flores pequeñas y amarillas, semillas de dos en dos, y raíz comestible fusiforme similar a la zanahoria pero más blanca.
- 2Raíz de la chirivía, usada como comestible.
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 “chirivía”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-R-I-V-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiɾiˈβ̞ia] (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.