cabrestante

[kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]

/[kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rodillo con un cable o una cuerda que sirve para arrastrar o desplazar objetos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabrestante · cabrestante · Spanish

cabrestante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 cabrestante
PropertyValue
Headwordcabrestante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cabrestante” en español

cabrestanteno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cabrestante is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Rodillo con un cable o una cuerda que sirve para arrastrar o desplazar objetos.
  2. 2
    Máquina 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabrestante"?
"cabrestante" is spelled C-A-B-R-E-S-T-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].
What does "cabrestante" mean?
As a noun, "cabrestante" means: Rodillo con un cable o una cuerda que sirve para arrastrar o desplazar objetos.
How do you pronounce "cabrestante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabrestante" is [kaβ̞ɾesˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabrestante" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list