# Chaplin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæplɪn/ · frequency rank #21,466

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as an occupation.
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## Etymology
An occupational surname for a chaplain, from Middle English and Old French chapelain.

## Easily confused with
- **Chopin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaplin-vs-chopin)
- **Charli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaplin-vs-charli)
- **Charlie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaplin-vs-charlie)
- **Chapman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaplin-vs-chapman)
- **chain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chain-vs-chaplin)
- **carlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlin-vs-chaplin)
- **Chapin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chapin-vs-chaplin)
- **Caplan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caplan-vs-chaplin)
- **chagrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chagrin-vs-chaplin)
- **chaplain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaplain-vs-chaplin)
- **Champlain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/champlain-vs-chaplin)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cahplin`, `cchaplin`, `chalpin`, `chapiln`, `chaplinn`, `chapllin`, `chaplni`, `chapplin`, `chhaplin`, `chpalin`, `hcaplin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chaplin