cajú

[kaˈxu]

/[kaˈxu]/ noun

The verdict

“cajú” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Anacardium occidentale) Árbol siempreverde de la familia de las Anacardiaceae y originario del Amazonas, cuyo fruto es comestible y es usado en numerosos aperitivos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caju · cajú · Spanish

cajú · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 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.

Key facts for cajú
PropertyValue
Headwordcajú
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈxu]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cajú” en español

cajúqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cajú is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈxu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cajú has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cajú, spelled C-A-J-Ú.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Anacardium occidentale) Árbol siempreverde de la familia de las Anacardiaceae y originario del Amazonas, cuyo fruto es comestible y es usado en numerosos aperitivos.
  2. 2
    Fruto del cajú.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cajú"?
"cajú" is spelled C-A-J-Ú. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈxu].
What does "cajú" mean?
As a noun, "cajú" means: (Anacardium occidentale) Árbol siempreverde de la familia de las Anacardiaceae y originario del Amazonas, cuyo fruto es comestible y es usado en numerosos aperitivos.
How do you pronounce "cajú"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cajú" is [kaˈxu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cajú" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list