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“chacra” and “chucha” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,936
“chacra” frequency rank
#22,301
“chucha” frequency rank
58237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chacra chucha
Definition Campo de riego, labrado y sembrado para cultivo intensivo de legumbres, hortalizas, maíz, papas, frijoles, sandías, etc. Hembra del perro.

Where the eye mixes chacra and chucha

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
chacra
6 ch
chucha

Why the eye confuses chacra with chucha

A purely visual mix-up. chacra ([ˈt͡ʃakɾa]) and chucha ([ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chacra is recorded at frequency rank #35,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃakɾa]. chucha is at rank #22,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃa].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 58237, this pair ranks #67,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chacra vs chucha

Shared letters: ach. Private to "chacra": r. Private to "chucha": u.

"chacra" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "chucha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chacracahcra · cchacra · chacar · chaccra · chacrra · charca · chcara · chhacra
  • chuchacchucha · chcuha · chhucha · chucah · chuccha · chuchha · chuhca · cuhcha

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chacra" for "chucha" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡ʃakɾa] versus [ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "chacra" or "chucha" show up more?
"chucha" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,301 in our Spanish list, against #35,936 for "chacra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "chacra" and "chucha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chacra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chucha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chacra" and "chucha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacra vs Charo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #67,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list