japchae
noun
japchae is spelled J-A-P-C-H-A-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, japchae means “A Korean dish made of sweet-potato dangmyeon cellophane noodles, vegetables and other ingredients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in japchae?
| Letters | 7: J-A-P-C-H-A-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is japchae?
Japchae appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
What does japchae mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Korean dish made of sweet-potato dangmyeon cellophane noodles, vegetables and other ingredients.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Japchae in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Korean dish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | japchae |
| Spanish | japchae |
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 japchae come from?
Borrowed from Korean 잡채(雜菜) (japchae). Doublet of chap chye.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).