cabrito
[kaˈβ̞ɾit̪o]
The verdict
“cabrito” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,768 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,768
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cría lactante de la cabra.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabrito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈβ̞ɾit̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #41,768 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabrito” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cabrito is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈβ̞ɾit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,768 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabrito, with forms such as "acbrito", "cabbrito", and "cabirto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "cariño", "cubrió", "carita", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cabrito, spelled C-A-B-R-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Cría lactante de la cabra.
- 2Carne del cabrito₁, considerada como alimento.
- 3Dicho de un hombre, que es objeto de infidelidad por parte de su pareja.
- 4Varón en su infancia o juventud.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acbrito,cabbrito,cabirto,cabriot,cabritto,cabrrito,cabrtio,carbito,cavrito,cbarito,ccabrito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabrito - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cabrito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-R-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈβ̞ɾit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cariño” - see the side-by-side comparison. cabrito vs cariño
- 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.