chapelle

[ʃapɛl]

/[ʃapɛl]/ noun

The verdict

“chapelle” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,177 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,177
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-chapelle · chapelle · Spanish

chapelle · rank #76,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,177
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chaparral

Nearest frequency peer: chaparral (-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 “chapelle”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chapelle
PropertyValue
Headwordchapelle
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃapɛl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chapelle” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chaparral” (#76,176), “chapín” (#76,178), “chae” (#76,175). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chapelle” va en #76,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chapelle is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,177 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃapɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for chapelle in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is chapelle, spelled C-H-A-P-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capilla.
  2. 2
    Pandilla.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list