cabecera

[kaβ̞eˈseɾa]

/[kaβ̞eˈseɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cabecera” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,619. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,619
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Principio o parte principal de algunas cosas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabecera · cabecera · Spanish

cabecera · rank #8,619 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,619
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH blogs

Nearest frequency peer: blogs (-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 “cabecera”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cabecera” 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).

cabecera vs Cabrera
63% similar
cabecera vs crecerá
63% similar
cabecera vs carecer
75% similar

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

Key facts for cabecera
PropertyValue
Headwordcabecera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaβ̞eˈseɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,619
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cabecera”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cabeceracae 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 “blogs” (#8,618), “ba” (#8,617), “calvo” (#8,621). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cabecera” va en #8,619. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cabecera (IPA [kaβ̞eˈseɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,619 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabecera, with forms such as "acbecera", "cabbecera", and "cabceera". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Cabrera", "crecerá", "carecer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cabecera, spelled C-A-B-E-C-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Principio o parte principal de algunas cosas.
  2. 2
    Parte superior o principal de un sitio en que se juntan varias personas, y en la cual se sientan las más dignas y autorizadas.
  3. 3
    Parte de la cama donde se ponen las almohadas.
  4. 4
    Tabla o barandilla que se suele poner en la cama para que no se caigan las almohadas.
  5. 5
    Principal y más honorífico asiento de la mesa.
  6. 6
    Origen de un río.
  7. 7
    Capital o población principal de un territorio o distrito.
  8. 8
    Adorno que se pone a la cabeza de una página, capítulo o parte de un impreso.
  9. 9
    Cada uno de los dos extremos del lomo de un libro.
  10. 10
    Cada uno de los dos extremos de una tierra de labor, adonde no puede llegar el surco que abre el arado.
  11. 11
    Almohada o faceruelo.
  12. 12
    Cabeza o principio de un escrito.
  13. 13
    Nombre de un periódico que suele ir en la parte superior de la primera página.
  14. 14
    Albacea o testamentario.
  15. 15
    Oficio de albacea.
  16. 16
    Jefe de una cuadrilla de barreneros.
  17. 17
    Cabeza, jefe de familia.
  18. 18
    Capitán o cabeza de un ejército, provincia o pueblo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La cabecera del tribunal del estrado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acbecera
  • cabbecera
  • cabceera
  • cabeccera
  • cabecear
  • cabecerra
  • cabecrea
  • cabeecra
  • cabesera
  • caebcera
  • cavecera
  • cbaecera
  • ccabecera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabecera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acbecera2cabbecera1cabceera2cabeccera1cabecear2cabecerra1cabecrea2cabeecra2
Edit distance from "cabecera"

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 "cabecera"?
"cabecera" is spelled C-A-B-E-C-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaβ̞eˈseɾa].
What does "cabecera" mean?
As a noun, "cabecera" means: Principio o parte principal de algunas cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "cabecera"?
"cabecera" is commonly confused with "Cabrera", "crecerá", "carecer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cabecera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabecera" is [kaβ̞eˈseɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabecera" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

asesinar#8,615alianzas#8,611acordado#8,609acabaron#8,607

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

concursos13 variantsvisitado13 variantscordillera13 variantstraducir13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list