chulo

/[ˈt͡ʃulo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,902

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

chulo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona (normalmente del sexo masculino) que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros. Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃulo]. Often confused with cul and cuyo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chulo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chulo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,902 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for chulo, with forms such as "cchulo", "chhulo", and "chluo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cul", "cuyo", "culo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is chulo, spelled C-H-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchulo,chhulo,chluo,chullo,chuol,cuhlo,hculo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chulo

Misspelling Variants of "chulo"

cchulo6chhulo6chluo5chullo6chuol5cuhlo5hculo5
Misspelling Variants of "chulo"

Frequency rank: #17,902 in Spanish

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.