caita
[ˈkajt̪a]
The verdict
“caita” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ganado que es salvaje por no haber tenido contacto con los seres humanos o haber vivido libre por largo tiempo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-caita · caita · Spanish
caita · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | caita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkajt̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “caita” en español
Rare enough to double-check
caita is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkajt̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ganado que es salvaje por no haber tenido contacto con los seres humanos o haber vivido libre por largo tiempo.".
Zero misspellings are on record for caita in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is caita, spelled C-A-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Ganado que es salvaje por no haber tenido contacto con los seres humanos o haber vivido libre por largo tiempo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how caita appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Languidecían los minerales de las tierras atacameñas, entonces el hombre de Chile miraba hacia la Frontera, hacia la patria del indio, que estaba virgen, vestida de selvas opulentas sus tierras optimas, donde crecian los pastizales alimentando a miles de chanchos bravos y vacunos caitas que no tenían dueño.
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.