cabezada

[kaβ̞eˈsað̞a]

/[kaβ̞eˈsað̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“cabezada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,960 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,960
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Golpe que se da con la cabeza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabezada · cabezada · Spanish

cabezada · rank #94,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,960
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cabecero

Nearest frequency peer: cabecero (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cabezada”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cabezada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cabezada
PropertyValue
Headwordcabezada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaβ̞eˈsað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cabezada” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cabezadacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cabecero” (#94,959), “cabalgan” (#94,958), “cabezona” (#94,962). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cabezada” va en #94,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cabezada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,960 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaβ̞eˈsað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for cabezada in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cabezada, spelled C-A-B-E-Z-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe que se da con la cabeza.
  2. 2
    Acto de inclinar la cabeza hacia el pecho involuntariamente cuando uno dormita sentado.
  3. 3
    Inclinación de cabeza, como saludo de cortesía.
  4. 4
    Movimiento que hace una nave por impulso de las olas, bajando y subiendo la popa y la proa, alternativamente.
  5. 5
    Correaje que ciñe la cabeza del caballo y que fija la embocadura y las riendas.
  6. 6
    Guarnición de cuero o de seda que se pone al caballo en la cabeza para asegurar la embocadura.
  7. 7
    Parte más elevada (en la cabeza) de un terreno.
  8. 8
    En las botas, cuero que cubre el pie.
  9. 9
    Cordel con que se cosen las cabezas o cabeceras de los libros.
  10. 10
    Siesta corta.

This word in other languages

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 "cabezada"?
"cabezada" is spelled C-A-B-E-Z-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaβ̞eˈsað̞a].
What does "cabezada" mean?
As a noun, "cabezada" means: Golpe que se da con la cabeza.
How do you pronounce "cabezada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabezada" is [kaβ̞eˈsað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabezada" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list