caverna

/[kaˈβ̞eɾna]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,947

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

caverna is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cavidad de cierta profundidad que se encuentra entre las rocas o bajo tierra. Pronounced [kaˈβ̞eɾna]. Often confused with cayera and cavernas.

Key facts for caverna
PropertyValue
Headwordcaverna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈβ̞eɾna]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,947
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for caverna is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈβ̞eɾna]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,947 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for caverna, with forms such as "acverna", "caberna", and "caevrna". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "cayera", "cavernas", "caerá", 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 caverna, spelled C-A-V-E-R-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cavidad de cierta profundidad que se encuentra entre las rocas o bajo tierra.
  2. 2
    Cavidad en tejidos orgánicos cuando se vacía la materia que lo ocupaba.
  3. 3
    Vivienda, habitación.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acverna,caberna,caevrna,cavenra,caveran,cavernna,caverrna,cavrena,cavverna,ccaverna,cvaerna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for caverna

Misspelling Variants of "caverna"

acverna7caberna7caevrna7cavenra7caveran7cavernna8caverrna8cavrena7
Misspelling Variants of "caverna"

Frequency rank: #19,947 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caverna"?
"caverna" is spelled C-A-V-E-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈβ̞eɾna].
What does "caverna" mean?
As a noun, "caverna" means: Cavidad de cierta profundidad que se encuentra entre las rocas o bajo tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "caverna"?
"caverna" is commonly confused with "cayera", "cavernas", "caerá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caverna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caverna" is [kaˈβ̞eɾna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caverna" come from?
"caverna" 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.