# cacao

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈkaʊ/ · frequency rank #34,414

## Definitions
1. A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
2. The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean.
3. Cocoa (hot drink).

## Etymology
From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of cocoa.

## Easily confused with
- **Cao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cao)
- **CCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cca)
- **coca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-coca)
- **casa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-casa)
- **coco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-coco)
- **Cara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cara)
- **camo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-camo)
- **Chao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-chao)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cato)
- **Caro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-caro)
- **ciao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-ciao)
- **cava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cava)
- **capo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-capo)
- **Cana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cana)
- **capa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-capa)
- **canal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-canal)
- **cargo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cargo)
- **Cairo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cairo)
- **Carlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-carlo)
- **cache** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cacao-vs-cache)

## Common misspellings (6)
`accao`, `caaco`, `caccao`, `cacoa`, `ccaao`, `ccacao`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cacao