chape
[ˈt͡ʃape]
The verdict
“chape” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #87,607 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #87,607
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cabello trenzado, trenza.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chape |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃape] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chape” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chape is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡ʃape]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,607 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Cabello trenzado, trenza.
- 2Tipo de molusco similar al caracol, pero sin concha, que hace grandes destrozos en los jardines.
- 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(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.
- 5Genitales externos de la mujer.
- 6Español, persona originaria de España.
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.
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Using “chape”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡ʃape] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.