cascarón

[kaskaˈɾõn]

/[kaskaˈɾõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“cascarón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,439 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,439
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cáscara de cualquier huevo de ave y más particularmente la que rompe el pollo para salir del huevo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cascaron · cascarón · Spanish

cascarón · rank #51,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,439
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH causaban

Nearest frequency peer: causaban (+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 “cascarón”

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 “cascarón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cascarón
PropertyValue
Headwordcascarón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaskaˈɾõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,439
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cascarón” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cascaróncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “causaban” (#51,440), “carecemos” (#51,436), “cazados” (#51,442). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cascarón” va en #51,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cascarón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,439 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaskaˈɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cascarón, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cascarón, spelled C-A-S-C-A-R-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cáscara de cualquier huevo de ave y más particularmente la que rompe el pollo para salir del huevo.
  2. 2
    En el juego de la cascarela, el lance de ir a robar con espada y basto.
  3. 3
    El de huevo, relleno de tiza, almidón, papel picado u otras cosas que por diversión se tiran unos a otros a la cabeza durante el carnaval.
  4. 4
    Parte de una cúpula, generalmente semiesférica, situada entre el tambor y la linterna.
  5. 5
    Piedra que se coloca entre el punto de concurrencia de los radios de las dovelas.
  6. 6
    La piedra redonda que forma parte de las dovelas de un nicho.

This word in other languages

coque(Français)Eierschale(Deutsch)

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 "cascarón"?
"cascarón" is spelled C-A-S-C-A-R-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaskaˈɾõn].
What does "cascarón" mean?
As a noun, "cascarón" means: Cáscara de cualquier huevo de ave y más particularmente la que rompe el pollo para salir del huevo.
How do you pronounce "cascarón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cascarón" is [kaskaˈɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cascarón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

causaban#51,440cantadas#51,434cansarse#51,433chismosa#51,450

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list