chapado a la antigua

[t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]

/[t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]/ phrase

The verdict

“chapado a la antigua” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que sigue las costumbres y modo de pensar de épocas pasadas.

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)

Where “chapado a la antigua” sits in Spanish frequency

chapado a la antigua falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for chapado a la antigua is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “chapado a la antigua”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-P-A-D-O- -A- -L-A- -A-N-T-I-G-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡ʃaˈpað̞o a la ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list