cabecilla
[kaβ̞eˈsiʝa]
The verdict
“cabecilla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #32,110 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,110
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que lidera a un grupo o banda no oficial.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabecilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaβ̞eˈsiʝa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #32,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabecilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cabecilla is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaβ̞eˈsiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,110 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabecilla, with forms such as "acbecilla", "cabbecilla", and "cabceilla". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cabecita", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cabecilla, spelled C-A-B-E-C-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Persona que lidera a un grupo o banda no oficial.
- 2Jefe de rebeldes.
- 3Persona de mala conducta o de poco juicio.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acbecilla,cabbecilla,cabceilla,cabeccilla,cabecila,cabecilal,cabeclila,cabeiclla,cabesilla,caebcilla,cavecilla,cbaecilla,ccabecilla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabecilla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Using “cabecilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-E-C-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaβ̞eˈsiʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cabecita” - see the side-by-side comparison. cabecilla vs cabecita
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.