chapuzar

[t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ]

/[t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“chapuzar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrojar o empujar a alguien de cabeza en el agua.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chapuzar · chapuzar · Spanish

chapuzar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chapuzar
PropertyValue
Headwordchapuzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chapuzar” sits in Spanish frequency

chapuzarranks outside the top 100,000 Spanish headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chapuzar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Arrojar 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chapuzar"?
"chapuzar" is spelled C-H-A-P-U-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ].
What does "chapuzar" mean?
As a verb, "chapuzar" means: Arrojar o empujar a alguien de cabeza en el agua.
How do you pronounce "chapuzar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapuzar" is [t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapuzar" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list