chusma

/[ˈt͡ʃusma]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,421

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

chusma is aSpanishnoun. It means: Conjunto de galeotes y forzados que servían en las galeras reales. Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃusma]. Often confused with cisma and causa.

Key facts for chusma
PropertyValue
Headwordchusma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃusma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,421
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chusma is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃusma]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,421 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for chusma, with forms such as "cchusma", "chhusma", and "chsuma". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cisma", "causa", "chupa", 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 chusma, spelled C-H-U-S-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de galeotes y forzados que servían en las galeras reales.
  2. 2
    Grupo de gente vulgar.
  3. 3
    Tratándose de indios salvajes que viven en comunidad, todos los que no son de guerra, o sean mujeres, niños y viejos considerados en conjunto.
  4. 4
    Persona chismosa y que demuestra excesivo interés respecto a asuntos que no le incumben.
  5. 5
    Persona vulgar o soez.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchusma,chhusma,chsuma,chumsa,chusam,chusmma,chussma,cuhsma,hcusma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chusma

Misspelling Variants of "chusma"

cchusma7chhusma7chsuma6chumsa6chusam6chusmma7chussma7cuhsma6
Misspelling Variants of "chusma"

Frequency rank: #24,421 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chusma"?
"chusma" is spelled C-H-U-S-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃusma].
What does "chusma" mean?
As a noun, "chusma" means: Conjunto de galeotes y forzados que servían en las galeras reales.
What words are commonly confused with "chusma"?
"chusma" is commonly confused with "cisma", "causa", "chupa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chusma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chusma" is [ˈt͡ʃusma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chusma" come from?
"chusma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.