chapuzar
[t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“chapuzar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arrojar o empujar a alguien de cabeza en el agua.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapuzar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chapuzar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chapuzar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Arrojar o empujar a alguien de cabeza en el agua.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chapuzar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is chapuzar, spelled C-H-A-P-U-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Arrojar o empujar a alguien de cabeza en el agua.
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.
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Using “chapuzar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-P-U-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.