champa

[ˈt͡ʃãmpa]

/[ˈt͡ʃãmpa]/ noun

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The verdict

“champa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,216 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,216
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trozo de tierra de algunos centímetros de espesor cubierto de césped. Se utiliza para trasplantar el césped, reparar el gramado de los estadios y las áreas verdes de parques y jardines.

Key facts for champa
PropertyValue
Headwordchampa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃãmpa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “champa” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). champa lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

champa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,216 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃãmpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for champa in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is champa, spelled C-H-A-M-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trozo de tierra de algunos centímetros de espesor cubierto de césped. Se utiliza para trasplantar el césped, reparar el gramado de los estadios y las áreas verdes de parques y jardines.
  2. 2
    Trozo de tierra de forma irregular con pasto o con una planta, generalmente conservando las raíces. Puede ser producto de arrancar una hierba o planta de cuajo con las manos, al desmalezar; o haber sido hecho con alguna herramienta de jardinería, con el fin de transplantar.
  3. 3
    Pasto duro de la montaña, arrancado para ser usado como leña en una fogata.
  4. 4
    Tierra, con raíces de plantas y restos vegetales, que se acumula en las acequias.
  5. 5
    Vello púbico en la mujer.
  6. 6
    Cosa enredada.^([cita requerida]).
  7. 7
    Pita, agave.^([cita requerida]).
  8. 8
    Suerte, azar.^([cita requerida]).

Synonyms

cepellónteperaigambrefelpudo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "champa"?
"champa" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃãmpa].
What does "champa" mean?
As a noun, "champa" means: Trozo de tierra de algunos centímetros de espesor cubierto de césped. Se utiliza para trasplantar el césped, reparar el gramado de los estadios y las áreas verdes de parques y jardines.
How do you pronounce "champa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champa" is [ˈt͡ʃãmpa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champa" come from?
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Using “champa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-M-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃãmpa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list