caucho
[ˈkawt͡ʃo]
The verdict
“caucho” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,785 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,785
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Emulsión lechosa que surge en la savia de varias plantas o producida sintéticamente que constituye un polímero elástico, cis -1,4-polisopreno, polímero del isopreno o 2 metilbutadieno.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caucho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkawt͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caucho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for caucho is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkawt͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,785 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for caucho, with forms such as "acucho", "cacuho", and "cauccho". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuco", "causo", "cauto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is caucho, spelled C-A-U-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Emulsión lechosa que surge en la savia de varias plantas o producida sintéticamente que constituye un polímero elástico, cis -1,4-polisopreno, polímero del isopreno o 2 metilbutadieno.
- 2Accesorio de las ruedas de los vehículos automotores formada por una cobertura rellena de aire, que originalmente era de caucho₁.
- 3Protuberancia abdominal que se produce por la acumulación de tejido adiposo a causa del sobrepeso u obesidad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acucho,cacuho,cauccho,cauchho,caucoh,cauhco,ccaucho,cuacho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caucho - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “caucho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-U-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkawt͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cuco” - see the side-by-side comparison. caucho vs cuco
- 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.