chulo

\tʃu.lo\

/\tʃu.lo\/ noun

The verdict

“chulo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toréro à pied qui excite le taureau en agitant une cape aux couleurs vives.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chulo · chulo · French

chulo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chulo
PropertyValue
Headwordchulo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʃu.lo\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chulo » en français

chulosiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chulo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʃu.lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toréro à pied qui excite le taureau en agitant une cape aux couleurs vives.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chulo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chulo, spelled C-H-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toréro à pied qui excite le taureau en agitant une cape aux couleurs vives.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y a deux classes principales de toreros : les picadors, qui combattent à cheval, armés d’une lance ; et les chulos, à pied, qui harcèlent le taureau en agitant des draperies de couleurs brillantes. Parmi ces derniers sont les banderilleros et les matadors, dont je vous parlerai bientôt.
  2. Les chulos ont un air fort leste et fort galant avec leurs culottes courtes de satin, vertes, bleues ou roses, brodées d’argent sur toutes les coutures, leurs bas de soie couleur de chair ou blancs, leur veste historiée de dessins et de ramages, leurs ceinture serrée et leur petite montera penchée coquettement vers l’oreille ; ils portent sur le bras un m…

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chulo"?
"chulo" is spelled C-H-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is \tʃu.lo\.
What does "chulo" mean?
As a noun, "chulo" means: Toréro à pied qui excite le taureau en agitant une cape aux couleurs vives.
How do you pronounce "chulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chulo" is \tʃu.lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chulo" come from?
"chulo" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list