cachivache
[kat͡ʃiˈβ̞at͡ʃe]
The verdict
“cachivache” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mueble o utensilio que está deteriorado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cachivache · cachivache · Spanish
cachivache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | cachivache |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kat͡ʃiˈβ̞at͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cachivache” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cachivache is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat͡ʃiˈβ̞at͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cachivache in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 cachivache, spelled C-A-C-H-I-V-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Mueble o utensilio que está deteriorado.
- 2Artefacto eléctrico dañado arrumado en un rincón.
- 3Persona grosera e impostora.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cachivache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yo no sé qué vamos a hacer con tanto cachivache y sin real para mandarlos a arreglar
El gobierno de Milei es negacionista y Patricia Bullrich reivindica a los milicos. Ha pasado por tantos partidos políticos que ya no sabemos a cuál pertenece ese cachivache, esta movilización es en repudio a esta política de recesión y despidos
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.