caco
[ˈkako]
The verdict
“caco” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,790. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,790
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen.
Corpus desk
Index ES-caco · caco · Spanish
caco · rank #45,790 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,790
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH cabezal
Nearest frequency peer: cabezal (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “caco”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cabales
cabales
54,214 corpus weight
- caballerías
caballerías
54,213 corpus weight
- cabezal
cabezal
54,212 corpus weight
- caco
caco
54,211 corpus weight
- cagaba
cagaba
54,210 corpus weight
- cagados
cagados
54,209 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “caco” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | caco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkako] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #45,790 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “caco” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around caco (IPA [ˈkako]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,790 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for caco, with forms such as "acco", "cacco", and "caoc". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "CC", "Cae", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is caco, spelled C-A-C-O.
Definition
- 1Persona que tiene por costumbre u oficio el apropiarse de cosas que no le pertenecen.
- 2Persona que no tiene valor para enfrentarse a las dificultades o para defender sus ideas.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acco
- cacco
- caoc
- ccaco
- ccao
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caco - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "caco", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "caco". Here's where to go from here.
- "caco" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "co". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #45,790 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.