cajero
[kaˈxeɾo]
The verdict
“cajero” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,858 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,858
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que hace cajas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cajero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈxeɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cajero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cajero is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈxeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,858 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cajero, with forms such as "acjero", "caejro", and "cajeor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cero", "caro", "carro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cajero, spelled C-A-J-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona que hace cajas.
- 2Persona que en las tesorerías y casas de hombres de negocios está destinada para recibir, y distribuir el dinero que entra en ellas.
- 3Persona que atiende a los clientes para cobrarles en las cajas de los negocios de los comercios.
- 4Caja o cajón que se forma en las acequias o cauces a la parte de arriba y a la de abajo en las márgenes del desaguador principal inmediato a la presa.
- 5Buhonero.
- 6Músico que toca la caja.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acjero,caejro,cajeor,cajerro,cajjero,cajreo,ccajero,cjaero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cajero - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cajero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-J-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈxeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cero” - see the side-by-side comparison. cajero vs cero
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.