cabrillas

[kaˈβ̞ɾiʝas]

/[kaˈβ̞ɾiʝas]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeñas olas coronadas de espuma blanca, que hace el mar cuando empieza a soplar un viento fresco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabrillas · cabrillas · Spanish

cabrillas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 cabrillas
PropertyValue
Headwordcabrillas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈβ̞ɾiʝas]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cabrillas” en español

cabrillasno 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

cabrillas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈβ̞ɾiʝas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pequeñas olas coronadas de espuma blanca, que hace el mar cuando empieza a soplar un viento fresco.".

cabrillas has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 cabrillas, spelled C-A-B-R-I-L-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeñas olas coronadas de espuma blanca, que hace el mar cuando empieza a soplar un viento fresco.

Synonyms

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 "cabrillas"?
"cabrillas" is spelled C-A-B-R-I-L-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈβ̞ɾiʝas].
What does "cabrillas" mean?
As a noun, "cabrillas" means: Pequeñas olas coronadas de espuma blanca, que hace el mar cuando empieza a soplar un viento fresco.
How do you pronounce "cabrillas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabrillas" is [kaˈβ̞ɾiʝas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabrillas" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list