chucrut
[t͡ʃuˈkɾut̪]
The verdict
“chucrut” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,160 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,160
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Preparación culinaria originaria de algunas gastronomías centroeuropeas, elaborada mediante la fermentación láctica de las hojas frescas de la col (Brassica oleracea) finamente cortadas en filament...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chucrut |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃuˈkɾut̪] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,160 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chucrut” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chucrut is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,160 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃuˈkɾut̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Preparación culinaria originaria de algunas gastronomías centroeuropeas, elaborada mediante la fermentación láctica de las hojas frescas de la col (Brassica oleracea) finamente cortadas en filament...".
chucrut has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 chucrut, spelled C-H-U-C-R-U-T.
Definition
- 1Preparación culinaria originaria de algunas gastronomías centroeuropeas, elaborada mediante la fermentación láctica de las hojas frescas de la col (Brassica oleracea) finamente cortadas en filamentos, haciendo uso de la sal marina, formando una salmuera natural con los propios jugos de la hortaliza.
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 “chucrut”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-U-C-R-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃuˈkɾut̪] (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.