cafishio

[kaˈfiʃjo]

/[kaˈfiʃjo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cafishio · cafishio · Spanish

cafishio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for cafishio
PropertyValue
Headwordcafishio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈfiʃjo]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cafishio” en español

cafishioestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cafishio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈfiʃjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cafishio, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cafishio, spelled C-A-F-I-S-H-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, persona que se aprovecha del esfuerzo ajeno.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Son macanas: no fue un guapo haragán ni prepotente, ni un cafisho de avería el que al vicio te largó: vos rodaste por tu culpa, y no fue inocentemente; berretines de bacana que tenías en la mente desde el día en que un magnate de yuguiyo te afiló.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cafishio"?
"cafishio" is spelled C-A-F-I-S-H-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈfiʃjo].
What does "cafishio" mean?
As a noun, "cafishio" means: Persona que lucra con el ejercicio sexual de terceros.
How do you pronounce "cafishio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cafishio" is [kaˈfiʃjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cafishio" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list