cachorro
[kaˈt͡ʃoro]
The verdict
“cachorro” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,295 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,295
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hijo de corta edad de algunos mamíferos como el perro, el lobo, el oso, etc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cachorro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈt͡ʃoro] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #15,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cachorro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cachorro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈt͡ʃoro]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,295 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cachorro, with forms such as "acchorro", "cacchorro", and "cachhorro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "chorro", "cachorros", "cachondo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 cachorro, spelled C-A-C-H-O-R-R-O.
Definition
- 1Hijo de corta edad de algunos mamíferos como el perro, el lobo, el oso, etc.
- 2Persona de una generación más joven que se supone sustituirá a los miembros de mayor edad de un grupo.
- 3Dícese del bebé humano.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acchorro,cacchorro,cachhorro,cachoro,cachoror,cachroro,cacohrro,cahcorro,ccachorro,ccahorro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cachorro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “cachorro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-C-H-O-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈt͡ʃoro] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “chorro” - see the side-by-side comparison. cachorro vs chorro
- 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.