chispa

/[ˈt͡ʃispa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,636

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

chispa is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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. Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃispa]. Often confused with chupa and cisma.

Key facts for chispa
PropertyValue
Headwordchispa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃispa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,636
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chispa in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chispa is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃispa]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,636 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for chispa, with forms such as "cchispa", "chhispa", and "chipsa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "chupa", "cisma", "chiva", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is chispa, spelled C-H-I-S-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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. 2
    Gotita de lluvia o de agua que salta.
  3. 3
    Fenómeno luminoso ocasionado por una descarga eléctrica.
  4. 4
    Gran vivacidad y alegría.
  5. 5
    Corta cantidad o porción de algo.
  6. 6
    Ligera ebriedad.
  7. 7
    Diamante muy pequeño.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchispa,chhispa,chipsa,chisap,chisppa,chisspa,chsipa,cihspa,hcispa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chispa

Misspelling Variants of "chispa"

cchispa7chhispa7chipsa6chisap6chisppa7chisspa7chsipa6cihspa6
Misspelling Variants of "chispa"

Frequency rank: #13,636 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chispa"?
"chispa" is spelled C-H-I-S-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃispa].
What does "chispa" mean?
As a noun, "chispa" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "chispa"?
"chispa" is commonly confused with "chupa", "cisma", "chiva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chispa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chispa" is [ˈt͡ʃispa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chispa" come from?
"chispa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.