chuchear

[t͡ʃut͡ʃeˈaɾ]

/[t͡ʃut͡ʃeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“chuchear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emitir su voz o canto la perdiz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chuchear · chuchear · Spanish

chuchear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chuchear
PropertyValue
Headwordchuchear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃut͡ʃeˈaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chuchear” en español

chuchearno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chuchear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃut͡ʃeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chuchear, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is chuchear, spelled C-H-U-C-H-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emitir su voz o canto la perdiz.
  2. 2
    Imitar el canto de pájaros, sea con la voz o con algún reclamo, para cazarlos.
  3. 3
    Hablar en voz baja, entre dientes.^([cita requerida]).

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chuchear"?
"chuchear" is spelled C-H-U-C-H-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃut͡ʃeˈaɾ].
What does "chuchear" mean?
As a verb, "chuchear" means: Emitir su voz o canto la perdiz.
How do you pronounce "chuchear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chuchear" is [t͡ʃut͡ʃeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chuchear" come from?
"chuchear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list