chape

[ˈt͡ʃape]

/[ˈt͡ʃape]/ noun

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The verdict

“chape” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,607 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,607
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cabello trenzado, trenza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chape · chape · Spanish

chape · rank #87,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,607
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chancellor

Nearest frequency peer: chancellor (-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 “chape”

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 “chape” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chape
PropertyValue
Headwordchape
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃape]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chape” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chapecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chancellor” (#87,606), “chispita” (#87,609), “cesaba” (#87,603). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chape” va en #87,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chape is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,607 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃape]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

chape doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chape, spelled C-H-A-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cabello trenzado, trenza.
  2. 2
    Tipo de molusco similar al caracol, pero sin concha, que hace grandes destrozos en los jardines.
  3. 3
    (Fissurella spp.) Nombre común de numerosas especies de fisurélidos, gasterópodos marinos, que tienen una cubierta no en espiral sino abovedada, con un amplio orificio en la zona ventral.
  4. 4
    (Caliroa cerasi) Insecto del orden de los himenópteros que en su estado de larva se alimenta de las hojas de los cerezos, dejando sólo la nervadura. La larva tiene el aspecto de un gusano negro redondeado y despide un olor penetrante.
  5. 5
    Genitales externos de la mujer.
  6. 6
    Español, persona originaria de España.

Synonyms

trenzachapecánsimpababazababosillababosababosolimacolimazalumiacochaperínchapirillapadoyaloyachape del cerezochorocoñovulvachapetón

This word in other languages

plait(English)tresse(Français)Flechte(Deutsch)

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

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

Same letter count

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

cieno#87,611claim#87,615cofia#87,619capté#87,584

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list