chisme
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃisme/
chisme is spelled C-H-I-S-M-E (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chisme is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gossip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Rumor o noticia que se propaga con maledicencia o picardía”.
What does chisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegossip
revista de chismes
- 2
masculinetrinket, gadget
- 3
colloquialmasculinethingy (something whose name one cannot recall)
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletebedbug
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rumor o noticia que se propaga con maledicencia o picardía. 2. Objeto cuyo nombre se desconoce, se ha olvidado o cuya especie no puede desvelarse. 3. Mal hábito de darse a la tarea de propagar habladurías generalmente sin fundamento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chisme
- chismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chisme?
- /ˈt͡ʃisme/
- [ˈt͡ʃiz.me]
- [ˈt͡ʃisme]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chisme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chisme in Spanish?
chisme appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).