chorizo
[t͡ʃoˈɾiso]
The verdict
“chorizo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,765 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,765
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Embutido de carne de cerdo picada y adobada con pimentón, sal y especias o hierbas aromáticas, curado al humo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chorizo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃoˈɾiso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,765 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chorizo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chorizo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃoˈɾiso]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,765 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chorizo, with forms such as "cchorizo", "chhorizo", and "choirzo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "corzo", "choro", "chorro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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. The correct Spanish form is chorizo, spelled C-H-O-R-I-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Embutido de carne de cerdo picada y adobada con pimentón, sal y especias o hierbas aromáticas, curado al humo.
- 2Embutido de carne de cerdo o de res sin curar, que se consume asado.
- 3Carne de cerdo adobada con diferentes chiles (ajíes) y especias aromáticas embutido en secciones en el tejido del intestino o en una tela transparente plástica. De color rojo o verde según los ingredientes que se le agregan.
- 4Tipo de ladrillo de corte longitudinal usado para adornar paredes.
- 5Pene.
- 6Balancín (cuerda del equilibrista).
- 7Cuerda donde se anotan los tantos en el billar.
- 8Mezcla de barro y paja usada para hacer las paredes de los ranchos.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchorizo,chhorizo,choirzo,chorioz,chorizzo,chorrizo,chorzio,chroizo,cohrizo,hcorizo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chorizo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “chorizo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-O-R-I-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃoˈɾiso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “corzo” - see the side-by-side comparison. chorizo vs corzo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.