chupóptero

[t͡ʃuˈpopt̪eɾo]

/[t͡ʃuˈpopt̪eɾo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que obtiene rentas sin prestar el trabajo correspondiente o, más generalmente, sin merecerlas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chupoptero · chupóptero · Spanish

chupóptero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 chupóptero
PropertyValue
Headwordchupóptero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃuˈpopt̪eɾo]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chupóptero” en español

chupópterono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

chupóptero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃuˈpopt̪eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que obtiene rentas sin prestar el trabajo correspondiente o, más generalmente, sin merecerlas.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chupóptero, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is chupóptero, spelled C-H-U-P-Ó-P-T-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que obtiene rentas sin prestar el trabajo correspondiente o, más generalmente, sin merecerlas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chupóptero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El liberalismo que somete a todos los pueblos a la unidad constitucional, engendra toda esa pleyade de maketos, verdaderos chupópteros que nos sacan la sangre y nos deshonran.
  2. Esto ya es vicio -dijo Poleró-. Si su padre no le mandara, vamos... pero él tiene sus mesadas... Aunque le diéramos millones, lo mismo que nada. Aquello es un tonel sin fondo. Felipe, vete a la Casa de la Moneda, única que puede surtir a tu amo. En la tuya hay por fuerza muchas bocas de chupópteros.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chupóptero"?
"chupóptero" is spelled C-H-U-P-Ó-P-T-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃuˈpopt̪eɾo].
What does "chupóptero" mean?
As a noun, "chupóptero" means: Persona que obtiene rentas sin prestar el trabajo correspondiente o, más generalmente, sin merecerlas.
How do you pronounce "chupóptero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chupóptero" is [t͡ʃuˈpopt̪eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chupóptero" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list