cacao
[kaˈkao]
The verdict
“cacao” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,989 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,989
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Theobroma cacao) Árbol de la familia de las malváceas, nativo de Sudamérica, de pequeño porte, hojas anchas y suculentas, y flores de color rosa que fructifican en bayas de gran tamaño con numeros...
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 | cacao |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈkao] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cacao” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cacao is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈkao]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,989 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cacao, with forms such as "accao", "caaco", and "caccao". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cada", "casa", "caso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cacao, spelled C-A-C-A-O.
Definition
- 1(Theobroma cacao) Árbol de la familia de las malváceas, nativo de Sudamérica, de pequeño porte, hojas anchas y suculentas, y flores de color rosa que fructifican en bayas de gran tamaño con numerosas semillas, que reciben numerosos usos en gastronomía
- 2Estas mismas semillas, fermentadas y secadas, empleadas como base para la elaboración de chocolate
- 3Polvo soluble que se obtiene de la molienda de estas semillas
- 4Bebida, habitualmente dulce, que se elabora con este polvo y leche o agua
- 5Situación confusa y desordenada
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: accao,caaco,caccao,cacoa,ccaao,ccacao
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cacao - 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 “cacao”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-C-A-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈkao] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cada” - see the side-by-side comparison. cacao vs cada
- 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.