chaparral

[t͡ʃapaˈral]

/[t͡ʃapaˈral]/ noun

The verdict

“chaparral” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,176 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,176
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sitio poblado de chaparros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chaparral · chaparral · Spanish

chaparral · rank #76,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,176
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chae

Nearest frequency peer: chae (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chaparral”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chaparral” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chaparral
PropertyValue
Headwordchaparral
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃapaˈral]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chaparral” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chaparralcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chae” (#76,175), “chapelle” (#76,177), “cestería” (#76,174). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chaparral” va en #76,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chaparral is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,176 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃapaˈral]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sitio poblado de chaparros.".

chaparral has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chaparral, spelled C-H-A-P-A-R-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitio poblado de chaparros.

This word in other languages

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 "chaparral"?
"chaparral" is spelled C-H-A-P-A-R-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃapaˈral].
What does "chaparral" mean?
As a noun, "chaparral" means: Sitio poblado de chaparros.
How do you pronounce "chaparral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaparral" is [t͡ʃapaˈral]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaparral" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list