chapa

[ˈt͡ʃapa]

/[ˈt͡ʃapa]/ noun

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The verdict

“chapa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,108
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lámina de madera, metal u otro material duro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chapa · chapa · Spanish

chapa · rank #12,108 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,108
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cesión

Nearest frequency peer: cesión (-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 “chapa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chapa” 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).

chapa vs Copa
40% similar
chapa vs chat
60% similar
chapa vs chip
60% similar

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

Key facts for chapa
PropertyValue
Headwordchapa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃapa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,108
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chapa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chapacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cesión” (#12,107), “charlar” (#12,109), “causados” (#12,106). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chapa” va en #12,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around chapa (IPA [ˈt͡ʃapa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,108 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 26 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for chapa, with forms such as "cahpa", "cchapa", and "chaap". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Copa", "chat", "chip", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chapa, spelled C-H-A-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lámina de madera, metal u otro material duro.
  2. 2
    Matrícula (rectángulo metálico con el número de identificación para un vehículo).
  3. 3
    Carrocería (armazón metálica externa de un auto).
  4. 4
    Cerradura (conjunto de piezas metálicas que forman el mecanismo de cierre y apertura de una puerta).
  5. 5
    Tapa metálica con una rosca para cerrar botellas.
  6. 6
    Moneda estropeada que se usa para jugar al tejo.
  7. 7
    Dinero.
  8. 8
    Arandelas que se usan en la cocina.
  9. 9
    Pequeño rectángulo metálico con su identificación que lleva el policía en el pecho de su uniforme.
  10. 10
    Documento de identidad.
  11. 11
    Prestigio, fama, renombre.
  12. 12
    Nombre falso dado para ocultar la verdadera identidad de agentes de organismos de seguridad del gobierno del Presidente Pinochet.
  13. 13
    Nombre inventado que se le da a una persona.
  14. 14
    Policía.
  15. 15
    Caracol terrestre de gran tamaño, común en Valencia, con la concha deprimida a manera de chapa en su parte superior, aquillada, muy áspera y de color de tierra.
  16. 16
    Chapeta.
  17. 17
    Hebilla.
  18. 18
    Entre zapateros, pedazo de piel, comúnmente baldés, con que se aseguran las últimas puntadas en los extremos de las cortaduras o uniones de unas piezas con otras.
  19. 19
    Mancha de color rojo que se ponían artificialmente las mujeres en el rostro.
  20. 20
    Sonrojamiento.
  21. 21
    Dientes postizos, dentadura artificial para una persona, por lo regular anciana, que está desdentada.
  22. 22
    Persona de poca valía o inútil.
  23. 23
    Funcionario policial de baja graduación.
  24. 24
    Burla o broma insistente y, a veces, cargante.
  25. 25
    Loco, demente.
  26. 26
    Actividad o charla aburrida o molesta por extenderse más de la cuenta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how chapa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 2017. «Menuda chapa sobre la música armenia.

Synonyms

hojaláminamatrículapatenteplacaplacaaliasseudónimoapodosobrenombrecarmíncoloreteplacabrasarollovara

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahpa
  • cchapa
  • chaap
  • chappa
  • chhapa
  • chpaa
  • hcapa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chapa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahpa2cchapa1chaap2chappa1chhapa1chpaa2hcapa2
Edit distance from "chapa"

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 "chapa"?
"chapa" is spelled C-H-A-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃapa].
What does "chapa" mean?
As a noun, "chapa" means: Lámina de madera, metal u otro material duro.
What words are commonly confused with "chapa"?
"chapa" is commonly confused with "Copa", "chat", "chip". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chapa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapa" is [ˈt͡ʃapa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapa" come from?
"chapa" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brisa#12,099Aznar#12,097april#12,091curas#12,127

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Dallas7 variantsdañado7 variantsDurán7 variantshuman7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list