cavando

/[kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,629

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cavando is aSpanishverb. It means: Gerundio de cavar. Pronounced [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Often confused with cuando and cazado.

Key facts for cavando
PropertyValue
Headwordcavando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,629
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cavando in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cavando is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,629 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gerundio de cavar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for cavando, with forms such as "acvando", "caavndo", and "cabando". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuando", "cazado", "creando", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cavando, spelled C-A-V-A-N-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de cavar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acvando,caavndo,cabando,cavadno,cavanddo,cavanndo,cavanod,cavnado,cavvando,ccavando,cvaando

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cavando

Misspelling Variants of "cavando"

acvando7caavndo7cabando7cavadno7cavanddo8cavanndo8cavanod7cavnado7
Misspelling Variants of "cavando"

Frequency rank: #39,629 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cavando"?
"cavando" is spelled C-A-V-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
What does "cavando" mean?
As a verb, "cavando" means: Gerundio de cavar.
What words are commonly confused with "cavando"?
"cavando" is commonly confused with "cuando", "cazado", "creando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cavando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cavando" is [kaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cavando" come from?
"cavando" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.