cabrestante
[kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“cabrestante” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rodillo con un cable o una cuerda que sirve para arrastrar o desplazar objetos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabrestante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabrestante” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cabrestante is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cabrestante, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 cabrestante, spelled C-A-B-R-E-S-T-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Rodillo con un cable o una cuerda que sirve para arrastrar o desplazar objetos.
- 2Máquina compuesta de una armazón fuerte y sólida de madera, en parte cilíndrica y en parte cónica, que gira sobre un eje vertical por medio de las barras o palancas aplicadas a su circunferencia en uno o más planos horizontales, y sirve para hacer grandes esfuerzos, envolviendo en el cuerpo de ella y con su giro el calabrote que actúa en aquellos.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cabrestante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-R-E-S-T-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] (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
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.