Chiapas

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The verdict

“Chiapas” is uncommon German (frequency #95,387 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,387
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bundesstaat im Süden Mexikos

Key facts for Chiapas
PropertyValue
HeadwordChiapas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chiapas” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Chiapas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chiapas is uncommon German at frequency #95,387 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bundesstaat im Süden Mexikos".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Chiapas in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Chiapas, spelled C-H-I-A-P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesstaat im Süden Mexikos

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chiapas"?
"Chiapas" is spelled C-H-I-A-P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Chiapas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chiapas" means: Bundesstaat im Süden Mexikos
How do you pronounce "Chiapas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chiapas" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chiapas" come from?
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Using “Chiapas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-I-A-P-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list