cachirulo
[kat͡ʃiˈɾulo]
The verdict
“cachirulo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pañuelo que forma parte del traje regional de Aragón.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cachirulo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kat͡ʃiˈɾulo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cachirulo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cachirulo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat͡ʃiˈɾulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
cachirulo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cachirulo, spelled C-A-C-H-I-R-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Pañuelo que forma parte del traje regional de Aragón.
- 2Vasija empleada para guardar bebidas alcohólicas como el aguardiente.
- 3Pequeña embarcación de tres palos.
- 4Adorno de plumas o flores que se pone al toro de lidia para distinguir a cual ganadero pertenece.
- 5Adorno que llevaban en la cabeza las mujeres en el siglo XVIII.
- 6Persona que mantiene una relación sentimental inconveniente o inmoral.
- 7Artefacto volador, más pesado que el aire, que vuela gracias a la fuerza del viento y a uno o varios hilos que la mantienen desde tierra en su postura correcta de vuelo.
- 8Parche, arreglo.
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 “cachirulo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-C-H-I-R-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kat͡ʃiˈɾulo] (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.