chueco

[ˈt͡ʃweko]

/[ˈt͡ʃweko]/ adj

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The verdict

“chueco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,630 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,630
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene las rodillas juntas y los pies más separados que éstas, la condición anatómica llamada genu valgum.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chueco · chueco · Spanish

chueco · rank #60,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,630
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chunga

Nearest frequency peer: chunga (+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 “chueco”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chueco
PropertyValue
Headwordchueco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡ʃweko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chueco” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chunga” (#60,631), “chus” (#60,632), “chismoso” (#60,627). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chueco” va en #60,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chueco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,630 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃweko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for chueco in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 chueco, spelled C-H-U-E-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene las rodillas juntas y los pies más separados que éstas, la condición anatómica llamada genu valgum.
  2. 2
    Que tiene las piernas torcidas o arqueadas de modo que no logra juntar las rodillas, la condición anatómica llamada genu varum.
  3. 3
    Que no está o no sigue un curso recto.
  4. 4
    Por analogía, que no obra con rectitud moral.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, de mala calidad o factura.

Synonyms

patizambozamboestevadopatiestevadotorcidodeslealtorcido

Antonyms

estevadopatiestevado

This word in other languages

knock-kneed(English)cagneux(Français)

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 "chueco"?
"chueco" is spelled C-H-U-E-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃweko].
What does "chueco" mean?
As an adjective, "chueco" means: Que tiene las rodillas juntas y los pies más separados que éstas, la condición anatómica llamada genu valgum.
How do you pronounce "chueco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chueco" is [ˈt͡ʃweko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chueco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chunga#60,631casete#60,615cargué#60,613canijo#60,605

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list