cascabel
/ˈkæskəbɛl/
"cascabel" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cascabel” 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) - A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, which rattles when dry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cascabel · cascabel · English
cascabel · 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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | cascabel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkæskəbɛl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cascabel” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cascabel is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkæskəbɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cascabel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish cascabel (“bell, rattle”). The correct English form is cascabel, spelled C-A-S-C-A-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, which rattles when dry.
- 2A knob at the end of a cannon, cast onto the gun breech, to which a heavy rope is attached in order to control recoil.
- 3A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cascabel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The very pungent Mexican Cascabel looks a lot like the Cherry pepper when it is growing.[…]In the dry state the skin becomes translucent and the seeds are loose so that they rattle, hence cascabel, which means sleigh or jingle bells. Another cultivar, the elongate Catarina, is often called Cascabel because its dry seeds also make a noise within its transl…
Cascabels are available dried in Latin American markets. Hot and nutty in flavor, cascabels are good in sauces, beans, and chilis.
Etymology
From Spanish cascabel (“bell, rattle”).
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.