chapotear

[t͡ʃapot̪eˈaɾ]

/[t͡ʃapot̪eˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“chapotear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sonar el agua o el lodo al agitarlos con los pies o las manos o al pisarlos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chapotear · chapotear · Spanish

chapotear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chapotear
PropertyValue
Headwordchapotear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃapot̪eˈaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chapotear” en español

chapotearqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chapotear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃapot̪eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chapotear, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 chapotear, spelled C-H-A-P-O-T-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonar el agua o el lodo al agitarlos con los pies o las manos o al pisarlos.
  2. 2
    Mojar algo con una eponja o paño.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chapotear"?
"chapotear" is spelled C-H-A-P-O-T-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃapot̪eˈaɾ].
What does "chapotear" mean?
As a verb, "chapotear" means: Sonar el agua o el lodo al agitarlos con los pies o las manos o al pisarlos.
How do you pronounce "chapotear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapotear" is [t͡ʃapot̪eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapotear" come from?
"chapotear" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list