Chilean Spanish

Chilean Spanish (Spanish: castellano chileno or español chileno) is any of several varieties of the Spanish language spoken in most of Chile. Chilean Spanish dialects have distinctive pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and slang usages that differ from those of Standard Spanish. Formal Spanish in Chile has recently incorporated an increasing number of colloquial elements.

Chilean Spanish
Castellano chileno
Pronunciation[kasteˈʝano tʃiˈleno]
Native toChile
EthnicityChileans
Native speakers
17.4 million (2015)
Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
IETFes-CL

The Royal Spanish Academy recognizes 2,214 words and idioms exclusively or mainly produced in Chilean Spanish, in addition to many still unrecognized slang expressions.

Alongside Honduran Spanish, Chilean Spanish has been identified by various linguists as one of the two most divergent varieties.

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