champú

[t͡ʃãmˈpu]

/[t͡ʃãmˈpu]/ noun

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The verdict

“champú” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,059. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,059
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producto de higiene para el pelo, conteniendo jabón u otro tensioactivo, aromas y otros ingredientes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-champu · champú · Spanish

champú · rank #24,059 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,059
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH censurado

Nearest frequency peer: censurado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “champú”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “champú” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

champú vs chau
50% similar
champú vs chapa
67% similar
champú vs chapo
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for champú
PropertyValue
Headwordchampú
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃãmˈpu]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,059
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “champú”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).champúcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “censurado” (#24,058), “chanel” (#24,060), “cautivos” (#24,057). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “champú” va en #24,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around champú (IPA [t͡ʃãmˈpu]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,059 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for champú, with forms such as "cahmpú", "cchampú", and "chammpú". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "chau", "chapa", "chapo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is champú, spelled C-H-A-M-P-Ú.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producto de higiene para el pelo, conteniendo jabón u otro tensioactivo, aromas y otros ingredientes.
  2. 2
    Vino espumoso elaborado conforme al método "champenoise" en la región de Champaña, Francia. Se trata generalmente de un vino blanco, aunque también existe el champán rosado, que elabora a partir de varios tipos de uva, la mayor parte tintas.
  3. 3
    Corrección verbal de marcada vehemencia.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

champagnechampánchampañaamonestaciónbroncareconvenciónregañinareprimenda

This word in other languages

shampoo(English)shampoing(Français)Shampoo(Deutsch)xampu(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmpú
  • cchampú
  • chammpú
  • champpú
  • chamúp
  • chapmú
  • chhampú
  • chmapú
  • hcampú

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of champú - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahmpú2cchampú1chammpú1champpú1chamúp2chapmú2chhampú1chmapú2
Edit distance from "champú"

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 "champú"?
"champú" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-Ú. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃãmˈpu].
What does "champú" mean?
As a noun, "champú" means: Producto de higiene para el pelo, conteniendo jabón u otro tensioactivo, aromas y otros ingredientes.
What words are commonly confused with "champú"?
"champú" is commonly confused with "chau", "chapa", "chapo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "champú"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "champú" is [t͡ʃãmˈpu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "champú" come from?
"champú" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

chanel#24,060common#24,064bebido#24,035cremas#24,083

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

crudos9 variantscumplí9 variantsDanielle9 variantsAdriano9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list