chuleta

[t͡ʃuˈlet̪a]

/[t͡ʃuˈlet̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“chuleta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,512
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trozo de costilla de animal, cortado perpendicularmente a la columna e incluyendo la carne de los músculos adyacentes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chuleta · chuleta · Spanish

chuleta · rank #49,512 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,512
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chop

Nearest frequency peer: chop (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “chuleta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “chuleta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chuleta vs culta
71% similar
chuleta vs culata
71% similar
chuleta vs cubeta
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chuleta
PropertyValue
Headwordchuleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃuˈlet̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,512
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chuleta”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chuletacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “chop” (#49,511), “cholos” (#49,510), “citarse” (#49,514). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chuleta” va en #49,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chuleta (IPA [t͡ʃuˈlet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,512 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chuleta, with forms such as "cchuleta", "chhuleta", and "chlueta". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "culta", "culata", "cubeta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 chuleta, spelled C-H-U-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trozo de costilla de animal, cortado perpendicularmente a la columna e incluyendo la carne de los músculos adyacentes.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, lonja cualquiera de carne de alimento.
  3. 3
    Apunte con información que se lleva oculto durante un examen para consultarlo.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, apunte con información que se lleva para refrescar la memoria durante una exposición pública u otra tarea.
  5. 5
    Pieza con que se rellena un hueco en la carpintería o mampostería de una construcción.
  6. 6
    Pieza con que se completa la confección de una prenda cuando la tela original no alcanza el ancho o largo deseados.
  7. 7
    Banda elástica de tela utilizada para atar el cabello.
  8. 8
    Golpe dado por detrás o en el trasero, especialmente a escondidas.
  9. 9
    Golpe dado en la cara con la mano abierta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chuleta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De mas humilde escala son el del Cardenal, el de Paris, el café Poissoniére, el de la Cité y otros, y sin embargo acaece que un penitente entra en ellos á tomar una ligera refaccion ó desayuno, y le sale un medio pollo al precio moderado de 6 francos, ó restaura sus fuerzas con una chuleta, un gajito de uvas y la mitad de media botella de Burdeos por la m…
  2. Felizmente, encontró en la calle de Toledo a su paisano y amigo Mateo del Olmo, de quien obtuvo, no sin esfuerzos de elocuencia, el anticipo de una peseta. Con ella compró pan, dos huevos y una chuleta, y guardó el resto para lo que ocurriese. Todavía había Providencia.

Synonyms

churrascocosteletachullaacordeónchepechivocomprimidoferrocarrilforromachetepollasopletetorpedotrencitocuchillonejanesgasesgachuflíncolitacoletbifebofetadabofetóncachetadacarrilladacastañacatecatitecharchazochufagalletagaznatadagaznatazoguantazolechemandoblemanguzadamorradasopapotabanazotortazo

This word in other languages

chop(English)côtelette(Français)Kotelett(Deutsch)costeleta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchuleta
  • chhuleta
  • chlueta
  • chuelta
  • chuleat
  • chuletta
  • chulleta
  • chultea
  • cuhleta
  • hculeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chuleta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchuleta1chhuleta1chlueta2chuelta2chuleat2chuletta1chulleta1chultea2
Edit distance from "chuleta"

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 "chuleta"?
"chuleta" is spelled C-H-U-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃuˈlet̪a].
What does "chuleta" mean?
As a noun, "chuleta" means: Trozo de costilla de animal, cortado perpendicularmente a la columna e incluyendo la carne de los músculos adyacentes.
What words are commonly confused with "chuleta"?
"chuleta" is commonly confused with "culta", "culata", "cubeta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chuleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chuleta" is [t͡ʃuˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chuleta" come from?
"chuleta" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

citarse#49,514chicano#49,508catarro#49,499carnada#49,498

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

chimba10 variantscanillas10 variantsbulimia10 variantscuadran10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list