chivar
[t͡ʃiˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“chivar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comunicar a la autoridad asuntos que deberían permanecer en secreto entre los colegas o compañeros de un nivel inferior.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chivar · chivar · Spanish
chivar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | chivar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chivar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chivar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comunicar a la autoridad asuntos que deberían permanecer en secreto entre los colegas o compañeros de un nivel inferior.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chivar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is chivar, spelled C-H-I-V-A-R.
Definition
- 1Comunicar a la autoridad asuntos que deberían permanecer en secreto entre los colegas o compañeros de un nivel inferior.
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.