champa

[ˈt͡ʃãmpa]

/[ˈt͡ʃãmpa]/ noun

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The verdict

“champa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,216 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,216
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-champa · champa · Spanish

champa · rank #98,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,216
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chacota

Nearest frequency peer: chacota (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “champa”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “champa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for champa
PropertyValue
Headwordchampa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃãmpa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “champa” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).champacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chacota” (#98,215), “charlado” (#98,218), “charqui” (#98,219). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “champa” va en #98,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

champa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,216 among 8,288 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "champa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chañar#98,221casabe#98,204ciegan#98,232cipayo#98,234

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list