cabaña

[kaˈβ̞aɲa]

/[kaˈβ̞aɲa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cabaña” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,179
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casilla tosca, hecha en el campo, generalmente de palos entretejidos con cañas y cubierta de ramas, de paja o de hierbas, para refugio o habitación de pastores, pescadores y gente humilde.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabana · cabaña · Spanish

cabaña · rank #11,179 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,179
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH but

Nearest frequency peer: but (-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 “cabaña”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cabaña” 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).

cabaña vs caña
67% similar
cabaña vs Cabra
50% similar
cabaña vs cagan
50% similar

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

Key facts for cabaña
PropertyValue
Headwordcabaña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈβ̞aɲa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,179
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cabaña”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cabañacae 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 “but” (#11,178), “calorías” (#11,180), “business” (#11,177). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cabaña” va en #11,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cabaña (IPA [kaˈβ̞aɲa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,179 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabaña, with forms such as "acbaña", "caabña", and "cabaañ". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "caña", "Cabra", "cagan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cabaña, spelled C-A-B-A-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Casilla tosca, hecha en el campo, generalmente de palos entretejidos con cañas y cubierta de ramas, de paja o de hierbas, para refugio o habitación de pastores, pescadores y gente humilde.
  2. 2
    Número considerable de cabezas de ganado.
  3. 3
    Recua de caballerías que se emplea en portear granos.
  4. 4
    En el juego de billar, espacio dividido por una raya a la cabecera de la mesa, desde el cual juega quien tiene bola en mano.
  5. 5
    Cuadro en que hay pintadas cabañas₁ de pastores con aves y animales domésticos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «“A raíz de esta medida es evidente que se tiene que producir un cambio en el sistema de alimentación de la cabaña ganadera española y este cambio tendrá su incidencia en los costes de producción y en los precios en origen y destino”, señaló el subsecretario de Agricultura, Manuel Lamela».

This word in other languages

cabin(English)cabane(Français)Kabine(Deutsch)cabana(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acbaña
  • caabña
  • cabaañ
  • cabbaña
  • cabñaa
  • cavaña
  • cbaaña
  • ccabaña

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acbaña2caabña2cabaañ2cabbaña1cabñaa2cavaña1cbaaña2ccabaña1
Edit distance from "cabaña"

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 "cabaña"?
"cabaña" is spelled C-A-B-A-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈβ̞aɲa].
What does "cabaña" mean?
As a noun, "cabaña" means: Casilla tosca, hecha en el campo, generalmente de palos entretejidos con cañas y cubierta de ramas, de paja o de hierbas, para refugio o habitación de pastores, pescadores y gente humilde.
What words are commonly confused with "cabaña"?
"cabaña" is commonly confused with "caña", "Cabra", "cagan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cabaña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabaña" is [kaˈβ̞aɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabaña" come from?
"cabaña" 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 "cabaña", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

adicto#11,157abejas#11,154Esther#11,222sabría#11,134

Similar misspelling depth

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

cejas8 variantssport8 variantsshows8 variantsPrieto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list