chaparder
\ʃa.paʁ.de\
The verdict
“chaparder” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rapiner, voler pour un maigre butin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chaparder · chaparder · French
chaparder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chaparder |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʃa.paʁ.de\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chaparder » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chaparder is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃa.paʁ.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rapiner, voler pour un maigre butin.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chaparder in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chaparder, spelled C-H-A-P-A-R-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Rapiner, voler pour un maigre butin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chaparder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Qu’a donc ce vieux ? se disaient les visiteurs. Quelqu’un aurait-il chapardé la pince à sucre ?
Ils chapardaient un peu quand cela se présentait, mais uniquement de la nourriture ou bien un vêtement dont ils avaient besoin.
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.