chaebol

/ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/

//ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl// noun

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"chaebol" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chaebol” is uncommon English (frequency #85,104 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,104
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-chaebol · chaebol · English

chaebol · rank #85,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,104
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Celsus

Nearest frequency peer: Celsus (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “chaebol”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “chaebol” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chaebol
PropertyValue
Headwordchaebol
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chaebol” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).chaebolfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Celsus” (#85,101), “Celle” (#85,100), “cedes” (#85,099). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chaebol” is #85,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chaebol is uncommon English at frequency #85,104 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chaebol, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu. The correct English form is chaebol, spelled C-H-A-E-B-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

Etymology

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.

This word in other languages

chaebol(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chaebol"?
"chaebol" is spelled C-H-A-E-B-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/.
What does "chaebol" mean?
As a noun, "chaebol" means: A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.
How do you pronounce "chaebol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaebol" is /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "chaebol"?
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Caledon#85,076croaker#85,138crosser#85,139cuffing#85,142

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list