cábala
[ˈkaβ̞ala]
The verdict
“cábala” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #44,676 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,676
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tradición oral de la interpretación del Tanaj (biblia hebrea), originada en las comunidades judías de la España y Francia medievales, y luego adoptada y transformada por distintas escuelas teosóficas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cábala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaβ̞ala] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #44,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cábala” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cábala is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaβ̞ala]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,676 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cábala, with forms such as "cbáala", "ccábala", and "cáabla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cala", "canal", "cable", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cábala, spelled C-Á-B-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Tradición oral de la interpretación del Tanaj (biblia hebrea), originada en las comunidades judías de la España y Francia medievales, y luego adoptada y transformada por distintas escuelas teosóficas.
- 2En particular, conjunto de prácticas místicas, esotéricas y mágicas derivadas de la misma tradición que la cábala₁.
- 3Opinión formada por la interpretación de indicios, pero sin disponer de evidencia suficiente.
- 4Negociación llevada en secreto y por beneficio propio.
- 5Por extensión, grupo que hace cábalas₄.
- 6Gesto o acción llevado a cabo por la creencia supersticiosa de que trae buena suerte.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cbáala,ccábala,cáabla,cábaal,cáballa,cábbala,cáblaa,cávala,ácbala
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cábala - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “cábala”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Á-B-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaβ̞ala] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cala” - see the side-by-side comparison. cábala vs cala
- 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.