chirriante
[t͡ʃiˈrjãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“chirriante” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que chirría.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chirriante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈrjãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chirriante” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chirriante is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃiˈrjãn̪t̪e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que chirría.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chirriante in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chirriante, spelled C-H-I-R-R-I-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que chirría.
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 “chirriante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-I-R-R-I-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiˈrjãn̪t̪e] (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.