alcahuete
[alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪e]
The verdict
“alcahuete” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #69,092 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #69,092
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que solicita o sonsaca a una mujer para usos lascivos con un hombre, o encubre, concierta o permite en su casa tal comunicación ilícita.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcahuete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,092 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcahuete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alcahuete is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,092 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alcahuete, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alcahuete, spelled A-L-C-A-H-U-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Persona que solicita o sonsaca a una mujer para usos lascivos con un hombre, o encubre, concierta o permite en su casa tal comunicación ilícita.
- 2Persona o cosa que sirve para encubrir lo que se quiere ocultar.
- 3Persona que lleva y trae chismes.
- 4Persona que acusa o delata en secreto.
- 5Dependiente o empleado de poca categoría.^([cita requerida])
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alcahuete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-A-H-U-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪e] (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.