chupar
[t͡ʃuˈpaɾ]
The verdict
“chupar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,994 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #12,994
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aspirar con fuerza, usando los labios y la succión de la garganta para extraer algo del material o recipiente que lo contiene.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chupar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡ʃuˈpaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chupar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for chupar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡ʃuˈpaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,994 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chupar, with forms such as "cchupar", "chhupar", and "chpuar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "curar", "chupe", "chupo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chupar, spelled C-H-U-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1Aspirar con fuerza, usando los labios y la succión de la garganta para extraer algo del material o recipiente que lo contiene.
- 2Por extensión, absorber e incorporar algo del medio, en especial un líquido.
- 3Rozar con la lengua y los labios.
- 4Consumir bebidas alcohólicas, en especial hasta la ebriedad.
- 5Jugar de manera excesivamente centrada en el lucimiento individual en un deporte de equipo.
- 6Consumir el humo del tabaco.
- 7Apresar las autoridades a alguno.
- 8Consumir o agotar muy rápido algún recurso, en especial dinero o gasolina.
- 9Perder la lozanía o apariencia juvenil.
- 10Perder masa muscular o fuerza.
- 11Robar. Apropiarse de algo en forma indebida.
- 12Besar a alguien en los labios de forma apasionada.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchupar,chhupar,chpuar,chuapr,chuparr,chuppar,chupra,cuhpar,hcupar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chupar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “chupar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-U-P-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡ʃuˈpaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “curar” - see the side-by-side comparison. chupar vs curar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.