cabestro
[kaˈβ̞est̪ɾo]
The verdict
“cabestro” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apero de riendas, que se usa en la cabeza del animal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabestro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈβ̞est̪ɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabestro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cabestro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈβ̞est̪ɾo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cabestro, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cabestro, spelled C-A-B-E-S-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1Apero de riendas, que se usa en la cabeza del animal.
- 2Dícese del buey o bueyes mansos que se utilizan para guiar a los toros en el los encierros o a las manadas en el campo. Suelen llevar un cencerro a modo de reclamo.
- 3Cordel o ramal que se ata a la cabeza o al cuello de la caballería para llevarla o asegurarla.
- 4Cadena delgada de oro, plata o aljófar que se lleva al cuello por adorno.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cabestro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-E-S-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈβ̞est̪ɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.