cabecear

[kaβ̞eseˈaɾ]

/[kaβ̞eseˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“cabecear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,858 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,858
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mover la cabeza, inclinándola con frecuencia adelante, atrás o a los lados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabecear · cabecear · Spanish

cabecear · rank #70,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cagliari

Nearest frequency peer: Cagliari (+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 “cabecear”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “cabecear” 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
Key facts for cabecear
PropertyValue
Headwordcabecear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaβ̞eseˈaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “cabecear” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cabecearcae 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 “Cagliari” (#70,859), “calados” (#70,860), “califas” (#70,861). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cabecear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,858 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaβ̞eseˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cabecear, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cabecear, spelled C-A-B-E-C-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mover la cabeza, inclinándola con frecuencia adelante, atrás o a los lados.
  2. 2
    Mover la cabeza a los lados significando que no se asiente a lo que se pide o se oye.
  3. 3
    Dar cabezadas, inclinando la cabeza hacia el pecho cuando se duerme una persona que está sentada.
  4. 4
    Mover los caballos la cabeza con frecuencia de arriba abajo.
  5. 5
    Moverse el buque, alzando y bajando alternativamente la popa y la proa.
  6. 6
    Moverse demasiado hacia delante y hacia atrás la caja de un carruaje.
  7. 7
    Inclinarse a una parte más que a otra una cosa que balancea y que debe estar en equilibrio.
  8. 8
    Dar a la pelota con la cabeza.

This word in other languages

nod(English)brander(Français)nicken(Deutsch)cabecear(Português)

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 "cabecear"?
"cabecear" is spelled C-A-B-E-C-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaβ̞eseˈaɾ].
What does "cabecear" mean?
As a verb, "cabecear" means: Mover la cabeza, inclinándola con frecuencia adelante, atrás o a los lados.
How do you pronounce "cabecear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabecear" is [kaβ̞eseˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Cagliari#70,859buceando#70,853Basualdo#70,828aventaja#70,821

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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