chilena

/ʃi'le.nas/

//ʃi'le.nas// adj

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The verdict

“chilena” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,240
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feminino singular de chileno

Corpus desk

Index PT-chilena · chilena · Portuguese

chilena · rank #13,240 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,240
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH celestial

Nearest frequency peer: celestial (-3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “chilena”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “chilena” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chilena vs china
71% similar
chilena vs chilenos
75% similar
chilena vs Chile
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chilena
PropertyValue
Headwordchilena
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ʃi'le.nas/
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,240
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chilena”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).chilenacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “celestial” (#13,237), “clone” (#13,243), “caipira” (#13,234). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chilena” fica em #13,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chilena (IPA /ʃi'le.nas/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,240 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "feminino singular de chileno".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chilena, with forms such as "cchilena", "chhilena", and "chielna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "china", "chilenos", "Chile", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is chilena, spelled C-H-I-L-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino singular de chileno

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchilena
  • chhilena
  • chielna
  • chilean
  • chilenna
  • chillena
  • chilnea
  • chliena
  • cihlena
  • hcilena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chilena - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchilena1chhilena1chielna2chilean2chilenna1chillena1chilnea2chliena2
Edit distance from "chilena"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chilena"?
"chilena" is spelled C-H-I-L-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃi'le.nas/.
What does "chilena" mean?
As an adjective, "chilena" means: feminino singular de chileno
What words are commonly confused with "chilena"?
"chilena" is commonly confused with "china", "chilenos", "Chile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chilena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chilena" is /ʃi'le.nas/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chilena" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caipira#13,234búlgaro#13,232crioulo#13,252avisado#13,225

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

demitir10 variantsanormal10 variantswithout10 variantsestrear10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list