chora

[ˈt͡ʃoɾa]

/[ˈt͡ʃoɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“chora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,343 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,343
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre dado a ciertos moluscos bivalvos comestibles de la familia de los mitílidos. Tienen una concha de color oscuro con estrías de crecimiento poco notorias y su carne es de tonos amarillos o ana...

Key facts for chora
PropertyValue
Headwordchora
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃoɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chora” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chora lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,343 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃoɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

chora doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chora, spelled C-H-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre dado a ciertos moluscos bivalvos comestibles de la familia de los mitílidos. Tienen una concha de color oscuro con estrías de crecimiento poco notorias y su carne es de tonos amarillos o anaranjados. Se adhieren al sustrado secretando un pegamento y se alimentan por filtración.
  2. 2
    Vulva de la mujer.
  3. 3
    (Hemidactylus frenatus) Geco nativo del sudeste asiático y hoy frecuente en zonas cálidas y húmedas de todo el mundo. Alcanza los 15 cm de largo, y es de color pardorrojizo.
  4. 4
    Resto del cigarrillo.

Synonyms

mejillónbachacucarachacolilla

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 "chora"?
"chora" is spelled C-H-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃoɾa].
What does "chora" mean?
As a noun, "chora" means: Nombre dado a ciertos moluscos bivalvos comestibles de la familia de los mitílidos. Tienen una concha de color oscuro con estrías de crecimiento poco notorias y su carne es de tonos amarillos o ana...
How do you pronounce "chora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chora" is [ˈt͡ʃoɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chora" come from?
"chora" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “chora”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃoɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list