cacique
[kaˈsike]
The verdict
“cacique” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,779 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,779
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jefe de una tribu taína.
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 | cacique |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈsike] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,779 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cacique” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cacique is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈsike]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,779 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 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 cacique, with forms such as "accique", "caccique", and "caciqeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "caciques", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cacique, spelled C-A-C-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Jefe de una tribu taína.
- 2Por extensión, cualquier jefe indígena.
- 3Figura que controla los votos en unas elecciones como base de la alternancia política, practicando así el llamado caciquismo.
- 4Persona holgazana o indolente.
- 5Persona ignorante o tosca.
- 6Apodo popular del club de fútbol Colo Colo.
- 7Ron de cualquier marca.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: accique,caccique,caciqeu,caciqque,caciuqe,cacqiue,caicque,casique,ccacique,ccaique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cacique - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “cacique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-C-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈsike] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “caciques” - see the side-by-side comparison. cacique vs caciques
- 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.