chungo

[ˈt͡ʃũŋgo]

/[ˈt͡ʃũŋgo]/ adj

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The verdict

“chungo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,997
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De mala apariencia, calidad o estado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chungo · chungo · Spanish

chungo · rank #46,997 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,997
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciprés

Nearest frequency peer: ciprés (+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 “chungo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chungo” 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).

chungo vs Congo
50% similar
chungo vs chupo
67% similar
chungo vs churro
67% similar

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

Key facts for chungo
PropertyValue
Headwordchungo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡ʃũŋgo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,997
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chungo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.chungocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ciprés” (#46,998), “chorrillos” (#46,995), “chongo” (#46,994). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chungo” va en #46,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chungo (IPA [ˈt͡ʃũŋgo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,997 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chungo, with forms such as "cchungo", "chhungo", and "chnugo". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Congo", "chupo", "churro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chungo, spelled C-H-U-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De mala apariencia, calidad o estado.
  2. 2
    Difícil, que no puede resolverse fácilmente; complicado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ese barrio es muy chungo, yo que tú ni me acercaría
  2. ¿Cómo te ha salido el examen? Yo no creo que apruebe, ¡ha sido chunguísimo!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchungo
  • chhungo
  • chnugo
  • chugno
  • chunggo
  • chunngo
  • chunog
  • cuhngo
  • hcungo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chungo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchungo1chhungo1chnugo2chugno2chunggo1chunngo1chunog2cuhngo2
Edit distance from "chungo"

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 "chungo"?
"chungo" is spelled C-H-U-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃũŋgo].
What does "chungo" mean?
As an adjective, "chungo" means: De mala apariencia, calidad o estado.
What words are commonly confused with "chungo"?
"chungo" is commonly confused with "Congo", "chupo", "churro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chungo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chungo" is [ˈt͡ʃũŋgo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chungo" come from?
"chungo" 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 "chungo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ciprés#46,998chongo#46,994cometo#47,012Blanes#46,965

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chillón9 variantscomezón9 variantsbajate9 variantsarrugado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list