cacharro

Name: cacharro, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[kaˈt͡ʃaro]

/[kaˈt͡ʃaro]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“cacharro” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #55,424 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#55,424
frequency rank, Spanish: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vasija o recipiente, tosco y a veces de cerámica.

Key facts for cacharro
Property	Value
Headword	cacharro
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[kaˈt͡ʃaro]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#55,424
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cacharro” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cacharro lands here:

#55,424

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cacharro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈt͡ʃaro]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,424 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 edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cacharro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 cacharro, spelled C-A-C-H-A-R-R-O.

Definition

1
Vasija o recipiente, tosco y a veces de cerámica.
2
Vehículo o aparato viejo y destartalado.
3
Objeto de poco valor o pequeño, con frecuencia de uso casero.
4
Incidente ligero o situación inesperada, a veces cómica.

Synonyms

baratija cachivache chuchería trasto

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 "cacharro"?

"cacharro" is spelled C-A-C-H-A-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈt͡ʃaro].

What does "cacharro" mean?

As a noun, "cacharro" means: Vasija o recipiente, tosco y a veces de cerámica.

How do you pronounce "cacharro"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacharro" is [kaˈt͡ʃaro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "cacharro" come from?

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Using “cacharro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-C-H-A-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [kaˈt͡ʃaro] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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.