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 May 6, 2026) - Producir un ruido agudo y estridente, en especial el que se produce por fricción de dos objetos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chirriar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chirriar” sits in Spanish frequency
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.
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.
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Using “chirriar”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ] (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.