caballos

[kaˈβ̞aʝos]

/[kaˈβ̞aʝos]/ noun

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The verdict

“caballos” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,461
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de caballo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caballos · caballos · Spanish

caballos · rank #3,461 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,461
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH bolívar

Nearest frequency peer: bolívar (-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 “caballos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caballos” 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).

caballos vs callos
75% similar
caballos vs cabello
75% similar
caballos vs cavallo
75% similar

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

Key facts for caballos
PropertyValue
Headwordcaballos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈβ̞aʝos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,461
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caballos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.caballoscae 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 “bolívar” (#3,460), “bandas” (#3,459), “castigo” (#3,463). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caballos” va en #3,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around caballos (IPA [kaˈβ̞aʝos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,461 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de caballo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for caballos, with forms such as "acballos", "caabllos", and "caballoss". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "callos", "cabello", "cavallo", and more, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is caballos, spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de caballo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acballos
  • caabllos
  • caballoss
  • caballso
  • cabalols
  • cabalos
  • cabballos
  • cablalos
  • cavallos
  • cbaallos
  • ccaballos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caballos - 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.

acballos2caabllos2caballoss1caballso2cabalols2cabalos1cabballos1cablalos2
Edit distance from "caballos"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conducta#3,470teníamos#3,451créditos#3,473cubierta#3,474

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

vuelven11 variantssirven11 variantsrevisar11 variantsPacífico11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list