caftán
[kafˈt̪ãn]
The verdict
“caftán” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Túnica larga con mangas, usalmente acompañada de una faja, de origen persa y tradicionalmente usada en Medio Oriente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-caftan · caftán · Spanish
caftán · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | caftán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kafˈt̪ãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “caftán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
caftán is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kafˈt̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for caftán in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is caftán, spelled C-A-F-T-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Túnica larga con mangas, usalmente acompañada de una faja, de origen persa y tradicionalmente usada en Medio Oriente.
- 2Prenda de abrigo similar a un caftán₁ usada tradicionalmente en los países eslavos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caftán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
de frac visten todos los pueblos cristianos, y cuando el Sultán de Turquía Abdul-Medjil quiere introducir la civilización europea en sus estados, depone el turbante, el caftán y las bombachas, para vestir frac, pantalón y corbata.
Bastante gente á pie, pero silenciosa y envuelta en sus prolongadísimos caftanes. El hombre del pueblo lleva el caftán ceñido á la cintura con una faja de un color vivo, botas de pieles ó un género de calzado singular, que creo que se llama lapti, y en la cabeza una especie de acerico ó almohadilla, tan desaforada á veces, que casi puede servir de almohad…
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.