cacofonía

[kakofoˈnia]

/[kakofoˈnia]/ noun

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The verdict

“cacofonía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,064 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,064
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vicio del lenguaje que consiste en el encuentro o repetición frecuente de unas mismas letras o sílabas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cacofonia · cacofonía · Spanish

cacofonía · rank #96,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,064
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cachemir

Nearest frequency peer: cachemir (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cacofonía”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cacofonía” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cacofonía
PropertyValue
Headwordcacofonía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kakofoˈnia]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cacofonía” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cacofoníacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cachemir” (#96,063), “calabacines” (#96,065), “cachalote” (#96,062). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cacofonía” va en #96,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cacofonía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,064 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kakofoˈnia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cacofonía doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 cacofonía, spelled C-A-C-O-F-O-N-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vicio del lenguaje que consiste en el encuentro o repetición frecuente de unas mismas letras o sílabas.
  2. 2
    Efecto sonoro desagradable producido por la cercanía de sonidos o sílabas que poseen igual pronunciación. Se emplea a veces como recurso literario (cacografía).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cacofonía appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «El que una misma derivación pueda hacerse de varios modos es muy favorable para evitar la cacofonía; y por este respeto se adelanta a las más de las lenguas la lengua castellana, como se verá en su exposición».
  2. «Después de leer estos nuevos libros del veracruzano Jorge López Páez, queda claro el carácter a la vez singular y excesivo de este escritor: por un lado es un inspirado narrador, que pasa por encima del desaseo estilístico que se le ha vuelto una marca de fábrica (si un corrector no hace su trabajo y evita las faltas de concordancia, las cacofonías y el…

This word in other languages

cacophony(English)cacophonie(Français)Kakophonie(Deutsch)cacofonia(Português)

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 "cacofonía"?
"cacofonía" is spelled C-A-C-O-F-O-N-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kakofoˈnia].
What does "cacofonía" mean?
As a noun, "cacofonía" means: Vicio del lenguaje que consiste en el encuentro o repetición frecuente de unas mismas letras o sílabas.
How do you pronounce "cacofonía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacofonía" is [kakofoˈnia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacofonía" come from?
"cacofonía" 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 "cacofonía", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cachalote#96,062cabizbajo#96,061cancelaba#96,077carpincho#96,087

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list