chupara

[t͡ʃuˈpaɾa]

/[t͡ʃuˈpaɾa]/ verb

The verdict

“chupara” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,230 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,230
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de chupar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chupara · chupara · Spanish

chupara · rank #98,230 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,230
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chismorreo

Nearest frequency peer: chismorreo (-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 “chupara”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chupara” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chupara
PropertyValue
Headwordchupara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡ʃuˈpaɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chupara” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).chuparacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chismorreo” (#98,229), “Churruca” (#98,231), “ciegan” (#98,232). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chupara” va en #98,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chupara is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,230 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡ʃuˈpaɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chupara, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is chupara, spelled C-H-U-P-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de chupar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de chupar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chupara"?
"chupara" is spelled C-H-U-P-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃuˈpaɾa].
What does "chupara" mean?
As a verb, "chupara" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de chupar.
How do you pronounce "chupara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chupara" is [t͡ʃuˈpaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chupara" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chupara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list