cachetear
[kat͡ʃet̪eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“cachetear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar uno o varios cachetes o cachetadas, normalmente en la cara.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cachetear · cachetear · Spanish
cachetear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cachetear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kat͡ʃet̪eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cachetear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cachetear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kat͡ʃet̪eˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cachetear in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cachetear, spelled C-A-C-H-E-T-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar uno o varios cachetes o cachetadas, normalmente en la cara.
- 2Obtener cosas a costa ajena.
- 3Sorprender a alguien con una pregunta o demanda que no es fácil de responder.
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.