cadalso
[kaˈð̞also]
The verdict
“cadalso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,860 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,860
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plataforma elevada que se erige para la ejecución de un reo de pena capital
Corpus desk
Index ES-cadalso · cadalso · Spanish
cadalso · rank #56,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,860
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH cabrero
Nearest frequency peer: cabrero (-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 “cadalso”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Caamaño
Caamaño
43,144 corpus weight
- cabrero
cabrero
43,142 corpus weight
- cadalso
cadalso
43,141 corpus weight
- camillas
camillas
43,138 corpus weight
- canosa
canosa
43,137 corpus weight
- capitel
capitel
43,136 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cadalso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cadalso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈð̞also] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,860 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cadalso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cadalso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,860 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈð̞also]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cadalso in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cadalso, spelled C-A-D-A-L-S-O.
Definition
- 1Plataforma elevada que se erige para la ejecución de un reo de pena capital
- 2Plataforma elevada que se erige para cualquier ceremonia
- 3Fortificación o baluarte de madera que se colocaba en la parte alta de las torres y murallas en el Medioevo para facilitar el tiro vertical y aumentar la defensa
This word in other languages
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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