chulas

[ˈt͡ʃulas]

/[ˈt͡ʃulas]/ adj

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The verdict

“chulas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,452 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,452
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de chulo.

Key facts for chulas
PropertyValue
Headwordchulas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡ʃulas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chulas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chulas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chulas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,452 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃulas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de chulo.".

chulas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chulas, spelled C-H-U-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de chulo.

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 "chulas"?
"chulas" is spelled C-H-U-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃulas].
What does "chulas" mean?
As an adjective, "chulas" means: Forma del femenino plural de chulo.
How do you pronounce "chulas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chulas" is [ˈt͡ʃulas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chulas" come from?
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Using “chulas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-U-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃulas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list