cairel
[kajˈɾel]
The verdict
“cairel” 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) - Cerco de cabellera postiza que imita al pelo natural y suple por él.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cairel · cairel · Spanish
cairel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cairel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kajˈɾel] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cairel” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cairel is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kajˈɾel]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cairel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cairel, spelled C-A-I-R-E-L.
Definition
- 1Cerco de cabellera postiza que imita al pelo natural y suple por él.
- 2Guarnición que queda colgando a los extremos de algunas ropas, a modo de fleco.
- 3Entre peluqueros, hebras de seda a que han afianzado el pelo del que forman después la cabellera, cosiéndola a la red.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cairel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Entró, digo, una mujer de veinte a veintidós años, reducida de persona, pero sobrada en desenfado y viveza. El calzado limpio y pulido, la saya corta, negra y con caireles, la cintura anillada, y la toca o mantellina de tafetán afranjado, recogida por bajo del cuello y un cabo de ella pasado por sobre el hombro. Pasó ante mis ojos titubeando las caderas,…
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.