cafiolo
[kaˈfjolo]
The verdict
“cafiolo” 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) - Persona (normalmente del sexo masculino) que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cafiolo · cafiolo · Spanish
cafiolo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cafiolo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈfjolo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cafiolo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cafiolo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈfjolo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona (normalmente del sexo masculino) que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.".
No misspelling variants are generated for cafiolo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cafiolo, spelled C-A-F-I-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1Persona (normalmente del sexo masculino) que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cafiolo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¡El último cafiolo! Y hasta la mina fané del cabaré, la que mangaba 'caldito de gallina', anoche le dio un mango de propina y atrás de aquel gomina se le fue.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.