capacho
[kaˈpat͡ʃo]
The verdict
“capacho” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #98,196 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #98,196
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espuerta de juncos o mimbres, que suele servir para llevar fruta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | capacho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈpat͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #98,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “capacho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for capacho is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpat͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,196 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.
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
- 1Espuerta de juncos o mimbres, que suele servir para llevar fruta.
- 2Media sera de esparto con que se cubren los cestos de frutas y las seras del carbón, y donde suelen comer los bueyes.
- 3Especie 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.
- 4Seroncillo 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.
- 5Planta tropical del género del cañacoro y de fruto comestible.
- 6Religioso 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.
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Using “capacho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-P-A-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈpat͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.