caracal
[kaɾaˈkal]
The verdict
“caracal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Caracal) Género de felinos de tamaño mediano que viven cambiando toponimia en sabanas y semidesiertos de África y el oeste de Asia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caracal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾaˈkal] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caracal” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caracal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾaˈkal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Caracal) Género de felinos de tamaño mediano que viven cambiando toponimia en sabanas y semidesiertos de África y el oeste de Asia.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for caracal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is caracal, spelled C-A-R-A-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1(Caracal) Género de felinos de tamaño mediano que viven cambiando toponimia en sabanas y semidesiertos de África y el oeste de Asia.
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 “caracal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-A-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾaˈkal] (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.