caverna

[kaˈβ̞eɾna]

/[kaˈβ̞eɾna]/ noun

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The verdict

“caverna” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,947
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cavidad de cierta profundidad que se encuentra entre las rocas o bajo tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caverna · caverna · Spanish

caverna · rank #19,947 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,947
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cava

Nearest frequency peer: cava (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “caverna”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “caverna” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caverna vs cayera
71% similar
caverna vs cavernas
88% similar
caverna vs caerá
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caverna”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cavernacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cava” (#19,946), “cebollas” (#19,948), “catalanas” (#19,945). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caverna” va en #19,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around caverna (IPA [kaˈβ̞eɾna]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,947 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for caverna, with forms such as "acverna", "caberna", and "caevrna". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is caverna, spelled C-A-V-E-R-N-A.

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])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caverna appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El brujo los guió bordeando el valle por el interior del tepui hasta una pequeña caverna natural en la roca, donde se acomodaron lo mejor posible, luego partió en busca de comida.
  2. La lesión típica es la caverna pulmonar, que es una pérdida de sustancia en una zona del pulmón.

Synonyms

cuevagruta

This word in other languages

cavern(English)caverne(Français)Höhle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acverna
  • caberna
  • caevrna
  • cavenra
  • caveran
  • cavernna
  • caverrna
  • cavrena
  • cavverna
  • ccaverna
  • cvaerna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caverna - 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.

acverna2caberna1caevrna2cavenra2caveran2cavernna1caverrna1cavrena2
Edit distance from "caverna"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cartago#19,944bíblico#19,938brindis#19,933bombero#19,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

content11 variantsamistosa11 variantsaleatorio11 variantsdifundió11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list