chapulín
[t͡ʃapuˈlĩn]
The verdict
“chapulín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,453 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,453
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre genérico de varios insectos del orden de los Ortópteros, con patas posteriores adaptadas para el salto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chapulin · chapulín · Spanish
chapulín · rank #55,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,453
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH chancla
Nearest frequency peer: chancla (-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 “chapulín”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- censuró
censuró
44,552 corpus weight
- chakras
chakras
44,550 corpus weight
- chancla
chancla
44,549 corpus weight
- chapulín
chapulín
44,548 corpus weight
- chapuzón
chapuzón
44,547 corpus weight
- cheap
cheap
44,546 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chapulín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapulín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃapuˈlĩn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chapulín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chapulín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,453 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃapuˈlĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chapulín, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chapulín, spelled C-H-A-P-U-L-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Nombre genérico de varios insectos del orden de los Ortópteros, con patas posteriores adaptadas para el salto.
- 2Tractor pequeño.
Synonyms
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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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