chora

[ˈt͡ʃoɾa]

/[ˈt͡ʃoɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“chora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,343 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,343
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-chora · chora · Spanish

chora · rank #99,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,343
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chocara

Nearest frequency peer: chocara (-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 “chora”

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 “chora” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chora
PropertyValue
Headwordchora
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃoɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chora” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chocara” (#99,342), “cierzo” (#99,344), “cimentado” (#99,345). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chora” va en #99,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,343 among 8,288 “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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

burst#99,299corda#99,394CORDE#99,395Datum#99,423

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list