cachondo

[kaˈt͡ʃõn̪d̪o]

/[kaˈt͡ʃõn̪d̪o]/ adj

The verdict

“cachondo” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,535
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un animal o de una persona: en celo o con apetito sexual.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cachondo · cachondo · Spanish

cachondo · rank #32,535 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,535
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH califato

Nearest frequency peer: califato (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cachondo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cachondo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cachondo vs cachorro
75% similar
cachondo vs cachondeo
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cachondo
PropertyValue
Headwordcachondo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaˈt͡ʃõn̪d̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,535
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cachondo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cachondocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “califato” (#32,536), “burocrática” (#32,533), “canina” (#32,537). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cachondo” va en #32,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cachondo (IPA [kaˈt͡ʃõn̪d̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,535 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cachondo, with forms such as "acchondo", "cacchondo", and "cachhondo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cachorro", "cachondeo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cachondo, spelled C-A-C-H-O-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un animal o de una persona: en celo o con apetito sexual.
  2. 2
    Que incita a alguien a ponerse cachondo.
  3. 3
    Burlón, coquetero.

Synonyms

calienteburlóncoqueterodivertidojuguetón

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acchondo
  • cacchondo
  • cachhondo
  • cachnodo
  • cachodno
  • cachonddo
  • cachonndo
  • cachonod
  • cacohndo
  • cahcondo
  • ccachondo
  • ccahondo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cachondo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acchondo2cacchondo1cachhondo1cachnodo2cachodno2cachonddo1cachonndo1cachonod2
Edit distance from "cachondo"

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 "cachondo"?
"cachondo" is spelled C-A-C-H-O-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈt͡ʃõn̪d̪o].
What does "cachondo" mean?
As an adjective, "cachondo" means: Dicho de un animal o de una persona: en celo o con apetito sexual.
What words are commonly confused with "cachondo"?
"cachondo" is commonly confused with "cachorro", "cachondeo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cachondo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cachondo" is [kaˈt͡ʃõn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cachondo" come from?
"cachondo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cachondo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list