cholo

[ˈt͡ʃolo]

/[ˈt͡ʃolo]/ adj

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The verdict

“cholo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,521
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De ascendencia amerindia o mestizo de la misma y blanco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cholo · cholo · Spanish

cholo · rank #27,521 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,521
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH choice

Nearest frequency peer: choice (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cholo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cholo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cholo vs col
60% similar
cholo vs coo
60% similar
cholo vs cómo
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cholo
PropertyValue
Headwordcholo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡ʃolo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,521
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cholo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cholocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “choice” (#27,520), “church” (#27,522), “churros” (#27,523). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cholo” va en #27,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cholo (IPA [ˈt͡ʃolo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,521 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cholo, with forms such as "ccholo", "chholo", and "chloo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "col", "coo", "cómo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cholo, spelled C-H-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De ascendencia amerindia o mestizo de la misma y blanco.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, nativo o procedente del Perú o Bolivia.
  3. 3
    Que tiene muy pocos recursos económicos o es de baja extracción.
  4. 4
    De origen o residencia campesina.
  5. 5
    Falso, fraudulento, trucho.
  6. 6
    (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) Ave marina de la familia de los cormoranes que habita las costas de Chile y Perú. Mide unos 68cm, es de color negro con un brillo que va de verdoso a azulado; la garganta, el pecho y vientre son blancos; patas rosadas; pico con base rojiza; zona sin plumas rojiza y un círculo verdoso alrededor del ojo.

Synonyms

charchacabecita negragronchochimbopato lilopato de marguanaycormorán guanay

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccholo
  • chholo
  • chloo
  • chool
  • cohlo
  • hcolo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cholo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccholo1chholo1chloo2chool2cohlo2hcolo2
Edit distance from "cholo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cholo"?
"cholo" is spelled C-H-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃolo].
What does "cholo" mean?
As an adjective, "cholo" means: De ascendencia amerindia o mestizo de la misma y blanco.
What words are commonly confused with "cholo"?
"cholo" is commonly confused with "col", "coo", "cómo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cholo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cholo" is [ˈt͡ʃolo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cholo" come from?
"cholo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cholo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cojan#27,529buzos#27,506bulla#27,505buffy#27,504

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Cosme6 variantscotas6 variantsAmaya6 variantsequis6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list