chapman
/ˈt͡ʃæpmən/obsolete
chapman is spelled C-H-A-P-M-A-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chapman means “A kind of foursomes; a combination of alternate shot and fourball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chapman is chapmen.
How many letters and syllables are in chapman?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-P-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th 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 chapman?
Chapman appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 chapman?
- /ˈt͡ʃæpmən/
Chapman 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chapman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does chapman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
- 2
obsoleteA purchaser.
noun
- 1
A kind of foursomes; a combination of alternate shot and fourball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chapman come from?
From Middle English chapman, chepman, from Old English ċēapmann (“dealer, merchant”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to cheap (noun) + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).