capacho

[kaˈpat͡ʃo]

/[kaˈpat͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“capacho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,196 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,196
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espuerta de juncos o mimbres, que suele servir para llevar fruta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capacho · capacho · Spanish

capacho · rank #98,196 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,196
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capacity

Nearest frequency peer: capacity (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “capacho”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “capacho” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for capacho
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpat͡ʃo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “capacho” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).capachocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “capacity” (#98,197), “cancelaría” (#98,193), “Cardoza” (#98,199). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capacho” va en #98,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

capacho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,196 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈpat͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

capacho has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is capacho, spelled C-A-P-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espuerta de juncos o mimbres, que suele servir para llevar fruta.
  2. 2
    Media sera de esparto con que se cubren los cestos de frutas y las seras del carbón, y donde suelen comer los bueyes.
  3. 3
    Especie de espuerta de cuero o de estopa muy recia, en que los albañiles llevan la mezcla de cal y arena desde el montón, para la obra.
  4. 4
    Seroncillo de esparto apretado, compuesto de dos piezas redondas cosidas por el canto: la de abajo tiene un agujero pequeño y la de arriba otro mayor, por donde se llena de la aceituna ya molída. Se apilan, se riegan con agua hirviendo, y sobre todos carga la viga o prensa, para que salga el aceite.
  5. 5
    Planta tropical del género del cañacoro y de fruto comestible.
  6. 6
    Religioso de la orden de San Juan de Dios.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capacho"?
"capacho" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpat͡ʃo].
What does "capacho" mean?
As a noun, "capacho" means: Espuerta de juncos o mimbres, que suele servir para llevar fruta.
How do you pronounce "capacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capacho" is [kaˈpat͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "capacho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cardoza#98,199callará#98,185Celedón#98,208chacota#98,215

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list