cauto
Spanish, adjective/ˈkauto/
cauto is spelled C-A-U-T-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 44,034th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cauto is a Spanish adjective meaning “cautious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que actúa con reserva y sigilo para evitar posibles daños o inconvenientes”.
What does cauto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cautious
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que actúa con reserva y sigilo para evitar posibles daños o inconvenientes
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cauto
- cauta feminine
- cautos masculine plural
- cautas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cauto?
- /ˈkauto/
- [ˈkau̯.t̪o]
- [ˈkawt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cauto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cauto in Spanish?
cauto appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).