kimchi
[ˈkĩmt͡ʃi]
The verdict
“kimchi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,479 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,479
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,662
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plato coreano hecho a base de una preparación de vegetales salteados y fermentados, que tiene como ingrediente básico la col asiática o repollo Brassica pekinensis.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kimchi |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkĩmt͡ʃi] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,479 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kimchi” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kimchi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,479 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkĩmt͡ʃi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plato coreano hecho a base de una preparación de vegetales salteados y fermentados, que tiene como ingrediente básico la col asiática o repollo Brassica pekinensis.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kimchi, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is kimchi, spelled K-I-M-C-H-I.
Definition
- 1Plato coreano hecho a base de una preparación de vegetales salteados y fermentados, que tiene como ingrediente básico la col asiática o repollo Brassica pekinensis.
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.
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Using “kimchi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is K-I-M-C-H-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkĩmt͡ʃi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.