cábila

[ˈkaβ̞ila]

/[ˈkaβ̞ila]/ noun

The verdict

“cábila” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tribu bereber, natural de la región noreste de Argelia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabila · cábila · Spanish

cábila · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cábila
PropertyValue
Headwordcábila
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaβ̞ila]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “cábila” en la frecuencia del español

cábilaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cábila is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaβ̞ila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tribu bereber, natural de la región noreste de Argelia.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cábila, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cábila, spelled C-Á-B-I-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tribu bereber, natural de la región noreste de Argelia.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cábila"?
"cábila" is spelled C-Á-B-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaβ̞ila].
What does "cábila" mean?
As a noun, "cábila" means: Tribu bereber, natural de la región noreste de Argelia.
How do you pronounce "cábila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cábila" is [ˈkaβ̞ila]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cábila" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list