a caballito

[a kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o]

/[a kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Llevando a alguien colgado en la espalda con los brazos alrededor del cuello y las piernas agarradas por los antebrazos.

Key facts for a caballito
PropertyValue
Headworda caballito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[a kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “a caballito” sits in Spanish frequency

a caballito falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish 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

a caballito is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Llevando a alguien colgado en la espalda con los brazos alrededor del cuello y las piernas agarradas por los antebrazos.".

Zero misspellings are on record for a caballito 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is a caballito, spelled A- -C-A-B-A-L-L-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevando a alguien colgado en la espalda con los brazos alrededor del cuello y las piernas agarradas por los antebrazos.

Synonyms

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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 "a caballito"?
"a caballito" is spelled A- -C-A-B-A-L-L-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [a kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o].
What does "a caballito" mean?
As a phrase, "a caballito" means: Llevando a alguien colgado en la espalda con los brazos alrededor del cuello y las piernas agarradas por los antebrazos.
How do you pronounce "a caballito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "a caballito" is [a kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "a caballito" come from?
"a caballito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “a caballito”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A- -C-A-B-A-L-L-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [a kaβ̞aˈʝit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list