cábala

[ˈkaβ̞ala]

/[ˈkaβ̞ala]/ noun

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The verdict

“cábala” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,676
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabala · cábala · Spanish

cábala · rank #44,676 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,676
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuclillas

Nearest frequency peer: cuclillas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cábala”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cábala” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cábala vs cala
67% similar
cábala vs canal
50% similar
cábala vs cable
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cábala
PropertyValue
Headwordcábala
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaβ̞ala]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,676
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cábala”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cábalacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuclillas” (#44,675), “cuajo” (#44,674), “decaído” (#44,678). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cábala” va en #44,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cábala (IPA [ˈkaβ̞ala]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,676 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    En particular, conjunto de prácticas místicas, esotéricas y mágicas derivadas de la misma tradición que la cábala₁.
  3. 3
    Opinión formada por la interpretación de indicios, pero sin disponer de evidencia suficiente.
  4. 4
    Negociación llevada en secreto y por beneficio propio.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, grupo que hace cábalas₄.
  6. 6
    Gesto o acción llevado a cabo por la creencia supersticiosa de que trae buena suerte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cábala appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yo que he sido llamado sabio en Academias ilustres y libros voluminosos; yo que he consagrado toda mi vida al estudio de la humanidad, sus orígenes y sus fines; yo que he penetrado en la cábala, en el ocultismo y en la teosofía, que he pasado del plano material del sabio al plano astral del mágico y al plano espiritual del mago, que sé cómo obraba Apoloni…
  2. Andrés contemplaba aquel pueblo, casi para él desconocido, y hacía mil cábalas caprichosas acerca de la vida de sus habitantes.

Synonyms

especulaciónhipótesissuposicióncabildeointrigamaquinaciónargollacamarillarosca

This word in other languages

kabbalah(English)kabbale(Français)Kabbala(Deutsch)cabala(Português)

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.

cbáala2ccábala1cáabla2cábaal2cáballa1cábbala1cáblaa2cávala1
Edit distance from "cábala"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cábala"?
"cábala" is spelled C-Á-B-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaβ̞ala].
What does "cábala" mean?
As a noun, "cábala" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "cábala"?
"cábala" is commonly confused with "cala", "canal", "cable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cábala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cábala" is [ˈkaβ̞ala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cábala" come from?
"cábala" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cábala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cosido#44,668Deusto#44,694disipa#44,701circus#44,634

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

decaído9 variantsecharía9 variantsErcilla9 variantserrático9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list