calabacín
[kalaβ̞aˈsĩn]
The verdict
“calabacín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,431 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,431
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cucurbita pepo pepo) Planta herbácea anual, cuyo fruto tiene muchos usos culinarios.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calabacín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalaβ̞aˈsĩn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calabacín” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
calabacín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,431 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kalaβ̞aˈsĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for calabacín, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is calabacín, spelled C-A-L-A-B-A-C-Í-N.
Definition
- 1(Cucurbita pepo pepo) Planta herbácea anual, cuyo fruto tiene muchos usos culinarios.
- 2Fruto del calabacín con forma de elipsoide de cáscara verde e interior blanquecino.
- 3Persona torpe.
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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 “calabacín”
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-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalaβ̞aˈsĩn] (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.