chontales

[t͡ʃõn̪ˈt̪ales]

/[t͡ʃõn̪ˈt̪ales]/ adj

The verdict

“chontales” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,742 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,742
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de chontal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chontales · chontales · Spanish

chontales · rank #83,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,742
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chongos

Nearest frequency peer: chongos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chontales”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chontales” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chontales
PropertyValue
Headwordchontales
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡ʃõn̪ˈt̪ales]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chontales” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.chontalescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chongos” (#83,741), “ciclónica” (#83,743), “circles” (#83,744). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chontales” va en #83,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chontales is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,742 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡ʃõn̪ˈt̪ales]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de chontal.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chontales in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is chontales, spelled C-H-O-N-T-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de chontal.

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 "chontales"?
"chontales" is spelled C-H-O-N-T-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃõn̪ˈt̪ales].
What does "chontales" mean?
As an adjective, "chontales" means: Forma del plural de chontal.
How do you pronounce "chontales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chontales" is [t͡ʃõn̪ˈt̪ales]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chontales" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list