alcahuete
[alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪e]
The verdict
“alcahuete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,092 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,092
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alcahuete · alcahuete · Spanish
alcahuete · rank #69,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,092
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH alborotada
Nearest frequency peer: alborotada (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alcahuete”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- agreda
agreda
30,913 corpus weight
- ajustándose
ajustándose
30,912 corpus weight
- alardea
alardea
30,911 corpus weight
- alborotada
alborotada
30,910 corpus weight
- alcahuete
alcahuete
30,909 corpus weight
- Aldao
Aldao
30,908 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alcahuete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “alcahuete” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alcahuete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,092 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
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])
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alcahuete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
López: No me jodás, a vos te rompieron las piernas por alcahuete y por metido.
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).