chapuza
[t͡ʃaˈpusa]
The verdict
“chapuza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,140 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,140
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obra torpe o de mala calidad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chapuza · chapuza · Spanish
chapuza · rank #52,140 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,140
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH chanchullos
Nearest frequency peer: chanchullos (-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 “chapuza”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Ceno
Ceno
47,865 corpus weight
- chanchullos
chanchullos
47,862 corpus weight
- chapuza
chapuza
47,861 corpus weight
- chimbo
chimbo
47,859 corpus weight
- chingas
chingas
47,858 corpus weight
- chorreando
chorreando
47,857 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chapuza” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapuza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃaˈpusa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,140 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chapuza” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chapuza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,140 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃaˈpusa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chapuza, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chapuza, spelled C-H-A-P-U-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Obra torpe o de mala calidad.
- 2Trabajo esporádico e informal.
- 3Engaño o abuso en una relación comercial por el que alguno obtiene beneficio ilegítimo.
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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