calabacera
[kalaβ̞aˈseɾa]
The verdict
“calabacera” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calabaza (planta del género Curcubita).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calabacera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalaβ̞aˈseɾa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calabacera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for calabacera is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalaβ̞aˈseɾa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Calabaza (planta del género Curcubita).".
Zero misspellings are on record for calabacera in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is calabacera, spelled C-A-L-A-B-A-C-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Calabaza (planta del género Curcubita).
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.
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Using “calabacera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-A-B-A-C-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalaβ̞aˈseɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.