chapa

/[ˈt͡ʃapa]/ noun

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Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,108

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

chapa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Lámina de madera, metal u otro material duro. Pronounced [ˈt͡ʃapa]. Often confused with Copa and chat.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chapa in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chapa is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃapa]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,108 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 26 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for chapa, with forms such as "cahpa", "cchapa", and "chaap". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is chapa, spelled C-H-A-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

hojaláminamatrículapatenteplacaplacaaliasseudónimoapodosobrenombrecarmíncoloreteplacabrasarollovara

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahpa,cchapa,chaap,chappa,chhapa,chpaa,hcapa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chapa

Misspelling Variants of "chapa"

cahpa5cchapa6chaap5chappa6chhapa6chpaa5hcapa5
Misspelling Variants of "chapa"

Frequency rank: #12,108 in Spanish

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.