choclo

/[ˈt͡ʃoklo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,881

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

choclo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Mazorca de maíz tierno, en particular la que se consume hervida en agua o asada. Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃoklo]. Often confused with coco and colo.

Key facts for choclo
PropertyValue
Headwordchoclo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃoklo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,881
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for choclo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃoklo]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,881 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 choclo, with forms such as "cchoclo", "chcolo", and "chhoclo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coco", "colo", "ciclo", 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 choclo, spelled C-H-O-C-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mazorca de maíz tierno, en particular la que se consume hervida en agua o asada.
  2. 2
    Plato de comida hecho con maíz tierno.
  3. 3
    Pene.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchoclo,chcolo,chhoclo,chocclo,chocllo,chocol,cholco,cohclo,hcoclo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for choclo

Misspelling Variants of "choclo"

cchoclo7chcolo6chhoclo7chocclo7chocllo7chocol6cholco6cohclo6
Misspelling Variants of "choclo"

Frequency rank: #42,881 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "choclo"?
"choclo" is spelled C-H-O-C-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃoklo].
What does "choclo" mean?
As a noun, "choclo" means: Mazorca de maíz tierno, en particular la que se consume hervida en agua o asada.
What words are commonly confused with "choclo"?
"choclo" is commonly confused with "coco", "colo", "ciclo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "choclo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choclo" is [ˈt͡ʃoklo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "choclo" come from?
"choclo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.