cabezal

/[kaβ̞eˈsal]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,789

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

cabezal is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pieza vertical a la cabeza de la cama. Pronounced [kaβ̞eˈsal]. Often confused with cabezas and cabezón.

Key facts for cabezal
PropertyValue
Headwordcabezal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaβ̞eˈsal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,789
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cabezal in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cabezal is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaβ̞eˈsal]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,789 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for cabezal, with forms such as "acbezal", "cabbezal", and "cabeazl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cabezas", "cabezón", "cabezazo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cabezal, spelled C-A-B-E-Z-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza vertical a la cabeza de la cama.
  2. 2
    Parte fija de un mecanismo de rotación.
  3. 3
    Parte superior del asiento de los automóviles donde se apoya la cabeza y sirve como protección de las cervicales en caso de choque desde atrás.^([cita requerida])
  4. 4
    Armazón de tiras, generalmente de cuero, que se colocan en la cabeza del caballo para poder controlarlo.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acbezal,cabbezal,cabeazl,cabezall,cabezla,cabezzal,cabzeal,caebzal,cavezal,cbaezal,ccabezal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cabezal

Misspelling Variants of "cabezal"

acbezal7cabbezal8cabeazl7cabezall8cabezla7cabezzal8cabzeal7caebzal7
Misspelling Variants of "cabezal"

Frequency rank: #45,789 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabezal"?
"cabezal" is spelled C-A-B-E-Z-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kaβ̞eˈsal].
What does "cabezal" mean?
As a noun, "cabezal" means: Pieza vertical a la cabeza de la cama.
What words are commonly confused with "cabezal"?
"cabezal" is commonly confused with "cabezas", "cabezón", "cabezazo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cabezal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabezal" is [kaβ̞eˈsal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabezal" come from?
"cabezal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.