chispa
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃispa/
chispa is spelled C-H-I-S-P-A (6 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,623rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chispa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “spark (small particle of glowing matter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of chispo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Partícula encendida que salta por el aire. Puede provenir del fuego, ser ocasionada por el choque o roce de…”.
What does chispa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespark (small particle of glowing matter)
- 2
femininespark (small burst of electrical discharge)
- 3
femininechip
Hay galletas con chispas de chocolate en el mostrador.
- 4
femininesprinkle
- 5
colloquialfemininedrunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)
adjective
- 1
Mexicocolloquialfunny
- 2
colloquialsmart; intelligent
verb
- 1
only used in te ... chispa, syntactic variant of chíspate, second-person singular imperative of chisparse
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of chispo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partícula encendida que salta por el aire. Puede provenir del fuego, ser ocasionada por el choque o roce de dos cuerpos, como la rueda de un tren sobre un riel, o surgir al frotar un pedernal. 2. Gotita de lluvia o de agua que salta. 3. Fenómeno luminoso ocasionado por una descarga eléctrica. 4. Gran vivacidad y alegría.
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 chispa
- chispas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chispa?
- /ˈt͡ʃispa/
- [ˈt͡ʃis.pa]
- [ˈt͡ʃispa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chispa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chispa in Spanish?
chispa appears 4.2 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).