chaebol
/ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/noun
chaebol is spelled C-H-A-E-B-O-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chaebol means “A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chaebol is chaebols or chaebŏls.
How many letters and syllables are in chaebol?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-E-B-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chaebol?
Chaebol appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chaebol?
- UK /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/
- UK /ˈt͡ʃeɪbɒl/
- UK /ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/
Chaebol has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chaebol
- chaebols plural
- chaebŏl
- jaebol
- jaebeol
- chaebŏls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chaebol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of chaebol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chaebol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chaebol come from?
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).