caballete
[kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e]
The verdict
“caballete” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #49,485 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #49,485
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Línea horizontal y más elevada de un tejado, de la cual arrancan dos vertientes.
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 | caballete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #49,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caballete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for caballete is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,485 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Línea horizontal y más elevada de un tejado, de la cual arrancan dos vertientes.
- 2Madero en que se quebranta el cáñamo o lino.
- 3Pieza 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.
- 4Soporte usado por los carpinteros formado por varias tablas que unidas y cruzándose en determinados puntos, sirve para apoyar las maderas que están trabajando.
- 5Armazón de madera compuesta de tres patas, con una tablita transversal donde se coloca el cuadro para ser pintado.
- 6Aparato 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.
- 7Protuberancias o relieves que se dan sobre la tierra arada.
- 8Parte superior de la chimenea, cuyo diseño permite que salga el humo sin que ingrese el agua de la lluvia.
- 9Protuberancia central de la nariz.
- 10Quilla de un ave.
- 11Utensilio que se coloca en el horno a modo de trébede para evitar que las piezas que se cocinan se peguen.
- 12Pinza del cangrejo llamado barrilete.
- 13Aparato de tortura con el que se dislocaban las extermidades de la víctima.
- 14Pieza sujetada con un tornillo y usada como traba para sostener el manubrio de una prensa de mano.
- 15Bloque de mineral sin valor que interrumpe un filón.
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.
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 “caballete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-A-L-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaβ̞aˈʝet̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “caballito” - see the side-by-side comparison. caballete vs caballito
- 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.