cachetear
[kat͡ʃet̪eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“cachetear” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dar uno o varios cachetes o cachetadas, normalmente en la cara.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cachetear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kat͡ʃet̪eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cachetear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cachetear is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kat͡ʃet̪eˈaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “cachetear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-C-H-E-T-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kat͡ʃet̪eˈaɾ] (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.