chapucero
[t͡ʃapuˈseɾo]
The verdict
“chapucero” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #63,658 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #63,658
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de, o relativo a la chapuza.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapucero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡ʃapuˈseɾo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chapucero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chapucero is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃapuˈseɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,658 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for chapucero in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is chapucero, spelled C-H-A-P-U-C-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Propio de, o relativo a la chapuza.
- 2Hecho tosca y groseramente.
- 3Dicho de una persona, que trabaja de esta manera o que trabaja de prisa y hace mal su trabajo.
- 4Dicho de una persona, que engaña.
- 5Dicho de una persona, que hace trampas.
Synonyms
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 “chapucero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-P-U-C-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃapuˈseɾo] (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.