cascajal

[kaskaˈxal]

/[kaskaˈxal]/ noun

The verdict

“cascajal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar lleno de piedras menudas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cascajal · cascajal · Spanish

cascajal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cascajal
PropertyValue
Headwordcascajal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaskaˈxal]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cascajal” en español

cascajalestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cascajal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaskaˈxal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lugar lleno de piedras menudas.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cascajal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cascajal, spelled C-A-S-C-A-J-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar lleno de piedras menudas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cascajal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se ha de saber que el barrio de Los Cascajos se llama como se llama no por la batalla ni por los muertos, sino por los cascajos, no ve, por el cascajal muy grande que se extiende en toda la tierra que hay desde la quebrada de La Mamita hasta la quebrada de El Brasil

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cascajal"?
"cascajal" is spelled C-A-S-C-A-J-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kaskaˈxal].
What does "cascajal" mean?
As a noun, "cascajal" means: Lugar lleno de piedras menudas.
How do you pronounce "cascajal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cascajal" is [kaskaˈxal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cascajal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list