chorlito
[t͡ʃoɾˈlit̪o]
The verdict
“chorlito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,881 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,881
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Pluvialis) Ave del orden de las zancudas, de unos 25 centímetros de longitud, pico recto, largo y delgado, patas largas finas y plumaje de color variable según la especie. Sus especies se reproduc...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chorlito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃoɾˈlit̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #93,881 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chorlito” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chorlito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,881 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃoɾˈlit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Pluvialis) Ave del orden de las zancudas, de unos 25 centímetros de longitud, pico recto, largo y delgado, patas largas finas y plumaje de color variable según la especie. Sus especies se reproduc...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chorlito in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chorlito, spelled C-H-O-R-L-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1(Pluvialis) Ave del orden de las zancudas, de unos 25 centímetros de longitud, pico recto, largo y delgado, patas largas finas y plumaje de color variable según la especie. Sus especies se reproducen en tundras del norte del Hemisferio norte próximas al Ártico, tanto en Europa y Asia como en el norte de América del Norte.
Synonyms
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 “chorlito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-O-R-L-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃoɾˈlit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.