cachar

[kaˈt͡ʃaɾ]

/[kaˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“cachar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,550 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,550
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Romper algo en pedazos o cachos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cachar · cachar · Spanish

cachar · rank #86,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,550
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH bávaros

Nearest frequency peer: bávaros (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “cachar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “cachar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cachar
PropertyValue
Headwordcachar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “cachar” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cacharcae 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 “bávaros” (#86,549), “caicos” (#86,552), “butrón” (#86,547). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cachar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,550 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cachar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cachar, spelled C-A-C-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Romper algo en pedazos o cachos.
  2. 2
    Romper la superficie de un objeto esmaltado o cerámico, revelando el material áspero debajo.
  3. 3
    Conversar larga, amigable o animadamente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cachar: 'charlar, decir cachos o chistes': «echémosle desayuno a las gallinas y nos vamos a cachar aquí adentro»; «cachan mucho».

Synonyms

desconchartotear

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 "cachar"?
"cachar" is spelled C-A-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈt͡ʃaɾ].
What does "cachar" mean?
As a verb, "cachar" means: Romper algo en pedazos o cachos.
How do you pronounce "cachar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cachar" is [kaˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cachar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

caicos#86,552butrón#86,547bullas#86,545Campoy#86,558

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list