chafar
[t͡ʃaˈfaɾ]
The verdict
“chafar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aplastar lo que está erguido o levantado; como las hierbas o plantas, el pelo de ciertos tejidos, etc.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chafar · chafar · Spanish
chafar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chafar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡ʃaˈfaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chafar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chafar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃaˈfaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for chafar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is chafar, spelled C-H-A-F-A-R.
Definition
- 1Aplastar lo que está erguido o levantado; como las hierbas o plantas, el pelo de ciertos tejidos, etc.
- 2Arrugar y deslucir la ropa, maltratándola.
- 3Estropear.
- 4Deslucir a uno en una conversación o concurrencia, cortándole y dejándole sin tener qué responder.
- 5Engañar.
- 6Robar.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.