Cavia

[ˈkaβ̞ja]

/[ˈkaβ̞ja]/ name

The verdict

“Cavia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,723 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,723
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cavia · Cavia · Spanish

Cavia · rank #83,723 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,723
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH catadura

Nearest frequency peer: catadura (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Cavia”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Cavia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cavia
PropertyValue
HeadwordCavia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaβ̞ja]
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Cavia” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Caviacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “catadura” (#83,722), “Casanueva” (#83,720), “careo” (#83,717). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Cavia” va en #83,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cavia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,723 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkaβ̞ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cavia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Cavia, spelled C-A-V-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Cavia"?
"Cavia" is spelled C-A-V-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaβ̞ja].
What does "Cavia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cavia" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Cavia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cavia" is [ˈkaβ̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cavia" come from?
"Cavia" 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 "Cavia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list