chulo

[ˈt͡ʃulo]

/[ˈt͡ʃulo]/ noun

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The verdict

“chulo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,902. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,902
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona (normalmente del sexo masculino) que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chulo · chulo · Spanish

chulo · rank #17,902 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,902
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH científicamen…

Nearest frequency peer: científicamente (+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 “chulo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chulo” 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).

chulo vs cul
60% similar
chulo vs cuyo
60% similar
chulo vs culo
80% similar

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

Key facts for chulo
PropertyValue
Headwordchulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃulo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,902
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chulo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “científicamente” (#17,903), “chips” (#17,900), “Cifuentes” (#17,904). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chulo” va en #17,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around chulo (IPA [ˈt͡ʃulo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,902 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for chulo, with forms such as "cchulo", "chhulo", and "chluo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cul", "cuyo", "culo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chulo, spelled C-H-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona (normalmente del sexo masculino) que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.
  2. 2
    Asistente que se ocupa de encerrar los animales en el matadero.
  3. 3
    Asistente que facilita los utensilios necesarios a los picadores y banderilleros en la lidia de toros.
  4. 4
    (Coragyps atratus) Ave carroñera de la familia de los catártidos, nativa de las zonas templadas, subtropicales y tropicales de América, de plumaje negro, cabeza desnuda de color gris, pico recto de color blanquecino, y patas ligeramente palmeadas. Alcanza los 70 cm de largo y los 150 cm de envergadura de alas.

Synonyms

buitre negrobuitre negro americanogallinazogallinazo negrogallotegolerojotejote de cabeza negranopozamurozopilote común

This word in other languages

pimp(English)souteneur(Français)Zuhälter(Deutsch)cáften(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchulo
  • chhulo
  • chluo
  • chullo
  • chuol
  • cuhlo
  • hculo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chulo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchulo1chhulo1chluo2chullo1chuol2cuhlo2hculo2
Edit distance from "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 "chulo"?
"chulo" is spelled C-H-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃulo].
What does "chulo" mean?
As a noun, "chulo" means: Persona (normalmente del sexo masculino) que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.
What words are commonly confused with "chulo"?
"chulo" is commonly confused with "cul", "cuyo", "culo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chulo" is [ˈt͡ʃulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chulo" come from?
"chulo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chips#17,900block#17,883aptos#17,867adora#17,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

calado7 variantsbolt7 variantsabres7 variantsfallan7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list