chapuzón
[t͡ʃapuˈsõn]
The verdict
“chapuzón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,454 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,454
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de meterse en el agua por un corto momento.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chapuzón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃapuˈsõn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,454 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chapuzón” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chapuzón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,454 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃapuˈsõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for chapuzón in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chapuzón, spelled C-H-A-P-U-Z-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción de meterse en el agua por un corto momento.
- 2Acción de chapuzar, meter a alguien de cabeza en el agua.
- 3Acción de chapuzarse, arrojarse 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); 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 “chapuzón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-P-U-Z-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃapuˈsõn] (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
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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.