chufa

[ˈt͡ʃufa]

/[ˈt͡ʃufa]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o dicho destinada a buscar el ridículo de alguno por diversión o inquina, atacando al adversario

Corpus desk

Index ES-chufa · chufa · Spanish

chufa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 chufa
PropertyValue
Headwordchufa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃufa]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chufa” en español

chufano 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

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

chufa has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is chufa, spelled C-H-U-F-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o dicho destinada a buscar el ridículo de alguno por diversión o inquina, atacando al adversario
  2. 2
    Tubérculo comestible de la juncia avellanada (Cyperus esculentus), de sabor dulce, ligeramente nogado, y muy ricas en lípidos y minerales. Se consumen desde la Antigüedad, y hoy son un alimento usual en África occidental y en España, donde se elabora una horchata con ellas
  3. 3
    Golpe que se da en la cara con la palma de la mano

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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 "chufa"?
"chufa" is spelled C-H-U-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃufa].
What does "chufa" mean?
As a noun, "chufa" means: Acción o dicho destinada a buscar el ridículo de alguno por diversión o inquina, atacando al adversario
How do you pronounce "chufa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chufa" is [ˈt͡ʃufa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chufa" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list