chapín
[t͡ʃaˈpĩn]
The verdict
“chapín” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #76,178 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #76,178
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Antigua chancleta de corcho forrada con cordobán que era usada por las mujeres.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃaˈpĩn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chapín” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chapín is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃaˈpĩn]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,178 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chapín -- typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry -- nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is chapín, spelled C-H-A-P-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Antigua chancleta de corcho forrada con cordobán que era usada por las mujeres.
- 2(Lactophrys bicaudalis) Especie de pez con abundantes lunares claros u oscuros que habita en los mares tropicales.
- 3Bote pequeño con el fondo plano y la proa achatada.
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 “chapín”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-P-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃaˈpĩn] (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.