caballo

[kaˈβ̞aʝo]

/[kaˈβ̞aʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“caballo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,330
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Equus caballus) Mamífero doméstico ungulado de la familia de los équidos, utilizado por el hombre para montar o como animal de tiro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caballo · caballo · Spanish

caballo · rank #2,330 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,330
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH apertura

Nearest frequency peer: apertura (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “caballo”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “caballo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

caballo vs calló
57% similar
caballo vs cabello
86% similar
caballo vs cabildo
71% similar

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

Key facts for caballo
PropertyValue
Headwordcaballo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈβ̞aʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,330
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “caballo” en la frecuencia del español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apertura” (#2,329), “cierre” (#2,331), “ama” (#2,328). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around caballo (IPA [kaˈβ̞aʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,330 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for caballo, with forms such as "acballo", "caabllo", and "cabalo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "calló", "cabello", "cabildo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is caballo, spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Equus caballus) Mamífero doméstico ungulado de la familia de los équidos, utilizado por el hombre para montar o como animal de tiro.
  2. 2
    En particular, macho castrado de esta especie.
  3. 3
    (♘, ♞) Trebejo o ficha del ajedrez, tradicionalmente representada con la forma de la cabeza y cuello del caballo₁.
  4. 4
    Naipe de la baraja española, marcado con el número once, que representa un hombre armado montando un caballo₁.
  5. 5
    Aparato gimnástico, consistente en un cuerpo oblongo apoyado en patas sobre el que el gimnasta ha de saltar.
  6. 6
    Prueba gimnástica realizada con este aparato.
  7. 7
    Armazón para elevar un madero que se ha de aserrar.
  8. 8
    Armazón triangular sobre el que se apoyan las guías del tejado.
  9. 9
    Inflamación dolorosa de un nódulo linfático causada por una infección, especialmente la plaga o la sífilis.
  10. 10
    Bloque de mineral sin valor que interrumpe un filón.
  11. 11
    Figuradamente, persona torpe y violenta.
  12. 12
    Figuradamente, persona muy fuerte y resistente.
  13. 13
    Alcaloide estupefaciente y muy adictivo que se elabora a partir del opio, antiguamente usado como anestésico y hoy popular como droga recreativa.
  14. 14
    Figuradamente, persona de mucho arrojo o capacidad.

Synonyms

pingoyeguarizocaballetepotrocaballetepotroburrobubabubónheroínajaco

This word in other languages

horse(English)cheval(Français)Pferd(Deutsch)cavalo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acballo
  • caabllo
  • cabalo
  • cabalol
  • cabballo
  • cablalo
  • cbaallo
  • ccaballo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caballo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acballo2caabllo2cabalo1cabalol2cabballo1cablalo2cbaallo2ccaballo1
Edit distance from "caballo"

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 "caballo"?
"caballo" is spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈβ̞aʝo].
What does "caballo" mean?
As a noun, "caballo" means: (Equus caballus) Mamífero doméstico ungulado de la familia de los équidos, utilizado por el hombre para montar o como animal de tiro.
What words are commonly confused with "caballo"?
"caballo" is commonly confused with "calló", "cabello", "cabildo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caballo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caballo" is [kaˈβ̞aʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caballo" come from?
"caballo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alcohol#2,326décadas#2,338vestido#2,322máquina#2,356

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

piezas8 variantsmaduro8 variantspierde8 variantspodían8 variants

What to do next

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  • "caballo" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "calló". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,330 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list