chapter

/ˈt͡ʃæp.tə/

//ˈt͡ʃæp.tə// noun

The verdict

“chapter” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,621 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,621
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-chapter · chapter · Spanish

chapter · rank #60,621 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,621
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cervantino

Nearest frequency peer: cervantino (-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 “chapter”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chapter
PropertyValue
Headwordchapter
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃæp.tə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chapter” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chaptercae 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: “cervantino” (#60,620), “chicharrones” (#60,623), “catalogan” (#60,618). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chapter” va en #60,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chapter is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,621 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈt͡ʃæp.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capítulo.".

chapter has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chapter, spelled C-H-A-P-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capítulo.

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 "chapter"?
"chapter" is spelled C-H-A-P-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæp.tə/.
What does "chapter" mean?
As a noun, "chapter" means: Capítulo.
How do you pronounce "chapter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapter" is /ˈt͡ʃæp.tə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapter" come from?
"chapter" 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 "chapter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list