cabrón

[kaˈβ̞ɾõn]

/[kaˈβ̞ɾõn]/ adj

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The verdict

“cabrón” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,471
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, un animal o una cosa: que causa fastidio o situaciones desagradables.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cabron · cabrón · Spanish

cabrón · rank #5,471 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,471
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH buscaba

Nearest frequency peer: buscaba (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cabrón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cabrón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cabrón vs caro
50% similar
cabrón vs carro
50% similar
cabrón vs cobro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cabrón
PropertyValue
Headwordcabrón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaˈβ̞ɾõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,471
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cabrón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cabróncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “buscaba” (#5,470), “brown” (#5,469), “civilización” (#5,473). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cabrón” va en #5,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cabrón (IPA [kaˈβ̞ɾõn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,471 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabrón, with forms such as "acbrón", "cabbrón", and "cabrnó". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "caro", "carro", "cobro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cabrón, spelled C-A-B-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, un animal o una cosa: que causa fastidio o situaciones desagradables.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un hombre: Que es objeto de infidelidad por parte de su pareja.
  3. 3
    Que actúa hábil y sagazmente.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una persona: De mal carácter.
  5. 5
    Complicado, difícil.
  6. 6
    Intenso, extremo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cabrón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mi amigo es bien cabrón para jugar al fútbol.
  2. Está cabrón... muy cabrón saber que a causa de uno alguien pierde la vida

Synonyms

cornudoastutoforrocabestrocañóndifícil

This word in other languages

cabrão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acbrón
  • cabbrón
  • cabrnó
  • cabrrón
  • cabrónn
  • cabórn
  • cavrón
  • cbarón
  • ccabrón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabrón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acbrón2cabbrón1cabrnó2cabrrón1cabrónn1cabórn2cavrón1cbarón2
Edit distance from "cabrón"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabrón"?
"cabrón" is spelled C-A-B-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈβ̞ɾõn].
What does "cabrón" mean?
As an adjective, "cabrón" means: Dicho de una persona, un animal o una cosa: que causa fastidio o situaciones desagradables.
What words are commonly confused with "cabrón"?
"cabrón" is commonly confused with "caro", "carro", "cobro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cabrón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabrón" is [kaˈβ̞ɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabrón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cabrón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

claves#5,474costas#5,483Albert#5,457detuvo#5,491

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

brown9 variantsserios9 variantsPolonia9 variantspistas9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list