chus

[ʃy]

/[ʃy]/ verb

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The verdict

“chus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,632 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,632
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del masculino plural de chu, participio pasado de choir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chus · chus · Spanish

chus · rank #60,632 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,632
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chunga

Nearest frequency peer: chunga (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chus”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chus” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chus
PropertyValue
Headwordchus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃy]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,632
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chus” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chuscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chunga” (#60,631), “chueco” (#60,630), “cinematógrafo” (#60,635). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chus” va en #60,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,632 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃy]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for chus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is chus, spelled C-H-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del masculino plural de chu, participio pasado de choir.
  2. 2
    Primera persona del singular (je) del pretérito de indicativo de choir.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (je) del pretérito de indicativo de choir.

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 "chus"?
"chus" is spelled C-H-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃy].
What does "chus" mean?
As a verb, "chus" means: Forma del masculino plural de chu, participio pasado de choir.
How do you pronounce "chus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chus" is [ʃy]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chus" come from?
"chus" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cock#60,640biol#60,582babi#60,569devo#60,731

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list