chapado a la antigua

[t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]

/[t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]/ phrase

The verdict

“chapado a la antigua” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que sigue las costumbres y modo de pensar de épocas pasadas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chapado-a-la-antigua · chapado a la antigua · Spanish

chapado a la antigua · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chapado a la antigua
PropertyValue
Headwordchapado a la antigua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chapado a la antigua” en español

chapado a la antiguaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chapado a la antigua is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que sigue las costumbres y modo de pensar de épocas pasadas.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chapado a la antigua in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 chapado a la antigua, spelled C-H-A-P-A-D-O- -A- -L-A- -A-N-T-I-G-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sigue las costumbres y modo de pensar de épocas pasadas.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chapado a la antigua"?
"chapado a la antigua" is spelled C-H-A-P-A-D-O- -A- -L-A- -A-N-T-I-G-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa].
What does "chapado a la antigua" mean?
As a phrase, "chapado a la antigua" means: Que sigue las costumbres y modo de pensar de épocas pasadas.
How do you pronounce "chapado a la antigua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapado a la antigua" is [t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapado a la antigua" come from?
"chapado a la antigua" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list