caballete

[kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e]

/[kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“caballete” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,485
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Línea horizontal y más elevada de un tejado, de la cual arrancan dos vertientes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caballete · caballete · Spanish

caballete · rank #49,485 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,485
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH burguesas

Nearest frequency peer: burguesas (-5 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 “caballete”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caballete” 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).

caballete vs caballito
78% similar
caballete vs caballero
78% similar

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

Key facts for caballete
PropertyValue
Headwordcaballete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,485
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caballete”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “burguesas” (#49,480), “calmen” (#49,490), “bulimia” (#49,479). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caballete” va en #49,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around caballete (IPA [kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,485 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for caballete, with forms such as "acballete", "caabllete", and "cabalelte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "caballito", "caballero", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is caballete, spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Línea horizontal y más elevada de un tejado, de la cual arrancan dos vertientes.
  2. 2
    Madero en que se quebranta el cáñamo o lino.
  3. 3
    Pieza de los guadarneses, que se compone de dos tablas juntas a lo largo, de modo que formen lomo, y las cuales, elevadas sobre cuatro pies, sirven para tener las sillas de montar de manera que no se maltraten los fustes.
  4. 4
    Soporte usado por los carpinteros formado por varias tablas que unidas y cruzándose en determinados puntos, sirve para apoyar las maderas que están trabajando.
  5. 5
    Armazón de madera compuesta de tres patas, con una tablita transversal donde se coloca el cuadro para ser pintado.
  6. 6
    Aparato de gimnasio con forma de cilindro dispuesto horizontalmente en el aire (mediante apoyos en el suelo) y con dos manijas hacia arriba cerca del centro, usado para demostraciones gimnásticas.
  7. 7
    Protuberancias o relieves que se dan sobre la tierra arada.
  8. 8
    Parte superior de la chimenea, cuyo diseño permite que salga el humo sin que ingrese el agua de la lluvia.
  9. 9
    Protuberancia central de la nariz.
  10. 10
    Quilla de un ave.
  11. 11
    Utensilio que se coloca en el horno a modo de trébede para evitar que las piezas que se cocinan se peguen.
  12. 12
    Pinza del cangrejo llamado barrilete.
  13. 13
    Aparato de tortura con el que se dislocaban las extermidades de la víctima.
  14. 14
    Pieza sujetada con un tornillo y usada como traba para sostener el manubrio de una prensa de mano.
  15. 15
    Bloque de mineral sin valor que interrumpe un filón.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acballete
  • caabllete
  • cabalelte
  • cabalete
  • caballeet
  • caballette
  • caballtee
  • cabballete
  • cablalete
  • cavallete
  • cbaallete
  • ccaballete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caballete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acballete2caabllete2cabalelte2cabalete1caballeet2caballette1caballtee2cabballete1
Edit distance from "caballete"

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 "caballete"?
"caballete" is spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e].
What does "caballete" mean?
As a noun, "caballete" means: Línea horizontal y más elevada de un tejado, de la cual arrancan dos vertientes.
What words are commonly confused with "caballete"?
"caballete" is commonly confused with "caballito", "caballero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caballete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caballete" is [kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caballete" come from?
"caballete" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list