chirriar
[t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ]
The verdict
“chirriar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Producir un ruido agudo y estridente, en especial el que se produce por fricción de dos objetos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chirriar · chirriar · Spanish
chirriar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | chirriar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chirriar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chirriar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for chirriar 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chirriar, spelled C-H-I-R-R-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Producir un ruido agudo y estridente, en especial el que se produce por fricción de dos objetos.
- 2Producir un sonido por efecto del calor intenso, como el de la grasa al fuego.
- 3Piar de manera poco armoniosa un pájaro.
- 4Por extensión, cantar desafinada o inarmónicamente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chirriar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Al apuntar la noche se encendió el alumbrado de gas, y á los ejercicios de los Alcides sustituyó una plaga de farsantes; los unos cantando al armónico son de un organillo portátil; los otros entonando malas trobas acompañadas de un chirriante violín.
¡Je! ¡Je! —continuaba, siempre hablando para sí y siempre riéndose mientras la lima chirriaba cada vez con más fuerza, mordiendo el metal con sus dientes de acero—. ¡Je! ¡Je! Pobre Daniel, dirán los míos, ya chochea.
This word in other languages
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.