caballer

/kəˈbælɚ/

//kəˈbælɚ// noun

"caballer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who cabals; a plotter or intriguer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-caballer · caballer · English

caballer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for caballer
PropertyValue
Headwordcaballer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˈbælɚ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “caballer” in English

caballerfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

caballer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈbælɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Someone who cabals; a plotter or intriguer.".

No misspelling variants are generated for caballer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cabal + -er. The correct English form is caballer, spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone who cabals; a plotter or intriguer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a close caballer and tongue-valiant lord
  2. "I would threaten him with a protestant son-in-law, and be glad of an opportunity to disobey him for conscience sake. And now that Nanny is out of hearing, let me really say, I think you would be excuseable before God and man for resisting this preposterous match by every means in your power. A proud, dark, ambitious man; a caballer against the state; inf…

Etymology

From cabal + -er.

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 "caballer"?
"caballer" is spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈbælɚ/.
What does "caballer" mean?
As a noun, "caballer" means: Someone who cabals; a plotter or intriguer.
How do you pronounce "caballer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caballer" is /kəˈbælɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "caballer"?
From cabal + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list