chorrear

[t͡ʃoreˈaɾ]

/[t͡ʃoreˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“chorrear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,882 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,882
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de algo: dejar escapar el líquido que contiene de forma inesperada o no deseada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chorrear · chorrear · Spanish

chorrear · rank #93,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,882
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chorlito

Nearest frequency peer: chorlito (-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 “chorrear”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chorrear
PropertyValue
Headwordchorrear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃoreˈaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chorrear” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chorrearcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chorlito” (#93,881), “chingaste” (#93,879), “chiflan” (#93,877). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chorrear” va en #93,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chorrear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,882 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃoreˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

chorrear has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chorrear, spelled C-H-O-R-R-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de algo: dejar escapar el líquido que contiene de forma inesperada o no deseada.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona: expulsar sus secreciones o también la sangre.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un líquido que sale a chorros: mojar a alguien.
  4. 4
    Tratar una superficie con un chorro a presión para eliminar las impurezas.
  5. 5
    Dícese de algunas cosas que van viniendo o concurriendo poco a poco, o con breve intermisión.
  6. 6
    Producir algo de forma ininterrumpida y en gran cantidad.
  7. 7
    Gastar un recurso de forma ininterrumpida y en gran cantidad.

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 "chorrear"?
"chorrear" is spelled C-H-O-R-R-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃoreˈaɾ].
What does "chorrear" mean?
As a verb, "chorrear" means: Dicho de algo: dejar escapar el líquido que contiene de forma inesperada o no deseada.
How do you pronounce "chorrear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chorrear" is [t͡ʃoreˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chorrear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chorlito#93,881chaperos#93,871claritas#93,893cerrador#93,865

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list