caja
Spanish, noun/ˈkaxa/
caja is spelled C-A-J-A (4 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,314th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “box, case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recipiente rectangular cerrable, generalmente con tapa, en el cual se pueden guardar otros objetos”.
What does caja mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebox, case
- 2
femininebank
- 3
femininecash desk
- 4
femininecash register, register, cash box
- 5
femininegearbox
- 6
femininesnare drum
- 7
femininecase
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recipiente rectangular cerrable, generalmente con tapa, en el cual se pueden guardar otros objetos. 2. Instrumento musical de percusión empleado en diferentes regiones y ritmos en diversos formatos. Generalmente se refiere al formado por una membrana tensada sobre un bastidor, del cual se produce sonido golpéandolo con baquetas. 3. Recipiente rectangular metálico con cerradura para guardar dinero y objetos de valor. 4. Máquina que puede sumar precios, imprimir recibos y guardar los pagos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caja
- cajas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caja?
- /ˈkaxa/
- [ˈka.xa]
- [ˈkaxa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caja in Spanish?
caja appears 66 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).