cabracho
[kaˈβ̞ɾat͡ʃo]
The verdict
“cabracho” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Scorpaena scrofa) Pez del orden de los acantopterigios, de unos veinte centímetros de largo, color fusco por el lomo y rojo en todo lo demás, cabeza gruesa, espinosa, con tubérculos y barbillas mo...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabracho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈβ̞ɾat͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabracho” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cabracho is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈβ̞ɾat͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Scorpaena scrofa) Pez del orden de los acantopterigios, de unos veinte centímetros de largo, color fusco por el lomo y rojo en todo lo demás, cabeza gruesa, espinosa, con tubérculos y barbillas mo...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cabracho, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cabracho, spelled C-A-B-R-A-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1(Scorpaena scrofa) Pez del orden de los acantopterigios, de unos veinte centímetros de largo, color fusco por el lomo y rojo en todo lo demás, cabeza gruesa, espinosa, con tubérculos y barbillas movibles, muchos dientes en las mandíbulas y el paladar, una sola aleta dorsal, pero casi dividida en dos partes, de las cuales la anterior está erizada de espinas fuertes y desiguales, que sirven al animal para defenderse produciendo picaduras muy dolorosas; vientre grande, ano muy delantero y cola redonda. Vive en las costas y su carne es poco apreciada.
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 “cabracho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-R-A-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈβ̞ɾat͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.