Cachemira

[kat͡ʃeˈmiɾa]

/[kat͡ʃeˈmiɾa]/ name

The verdict

“Cachemira” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,368 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#30,368
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - un territorio de Asia disputado y dividido entre la India, Pakistán y en una pequeña porción China. La mayor parte del territorio está en poder de la India y tiene por capital a Srinagar. El gentil...

Key facts for Cachemira
PropertyValue
HeadwordCachemira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kat͡ʃeˈmiɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,368
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cachemira” 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). Cachemira lands here:

#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 Cachemira is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kat͡ʃeˈmiɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,368 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "un territorio de Asia disputado y dividido entre la India, Pakistán y en una pequeña porción China. La mayor parte del territorio está en poder de la India y tiene por capital a Srinagar. El gentil...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cachemira, with forms such as "acchemira", "cacchemira", and "cacehmira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Cachemira, spelled C-A-C-H-E-M-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    un territorio de Asia disputado y dividido entre la India, Pakistán y en una pequeña porción China. La mayor parte del territorio está en poder de la India y tiene por capital a Srinagar. El gentilicio es cachemirí o cachemirano.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acchemira,cacchemira,cacehmira,cacheimra,cachemiar,cachemirra,cachemmira,cachemria,cachhemira,cachmeira,cahcemira,ccachemira,ccahemira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cachemira - 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.

acchemira2cacchemira1cacehmira2cacheimra2cachemiar2cachemirra1cachemmira1cachemria2
Edit distance from "Cachemira"

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 "Cachemira"?
"Cachemira" is spelled C-A-C-H-E-M-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kat͡ʃeˈmiɾa].
What does "Cachemira" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cachemira" means: un territorio de Asia disputado y dividido entre la India, Pakistán y en una pequeña porción China. La mayor parte del territorio está en poder de la India y tiene por capital a Srinagar. El gentil...
What are common misspellings of "Cachemira"?
Common misspellings include "acchemira", "cacchemira", "cacehmira", "cacheimra", "cachemiar". The correct spelling is "Cachemira".
How do you pronounce "Cachemira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cachemira" is [kat͡ʃeˈmiɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cachemira" come from?
"Cachemira" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Cachemira”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-C-H-E-M-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kat͡ʃeˈmiɾa] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list