cabuya
[kaˈβ̞uʝa]
The verdict
“cabuya” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fibra que se extrae del agave sisal, usada para la confección de hilos de gran resistencia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabuya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈβ̞uʝa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabuya” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cabuya is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈβ̞uʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
cabuya has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cabuya, spelled C-A-B-U-Y-A.
Definition
- 1Fibra que se extrae del agave sisal, usada para la confección de hilos de gran resistencia.
- 2Hilo de esta fibra.
- 3Cuerda hecha con esta fibra.
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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 “cabuya”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-U-Y-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.