cacumen

[kaˈkumẽn]

/[kaˈkumẽn]/ noun

The verdict

“cacumen” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agudeza, inteligencia, capacidad de comprender.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cacumen · cacumen · Spanish

cacumen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cacumen
PropertyValue
Headwordcacumen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈkumẽn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cacumen” en español

cacumenno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cacumen is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈkumẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agudeza, inteligencia, capacidad de comprender.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cacumen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 cacumen, spelled C-A-C-U-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agudeza, inteligencia, capacidad de comprender.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cacumen"?
"cacumen" is spelled C-A-C-U-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈkumẽn].
What does "cacumen" mean?
As a noun, "cacumen" means: Agudeza, inteligencia, capacidad de comprender.
How do you pronounce "cacumen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacumen" is [kaˈkumẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacumen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list