Cayena

[kaˈʝena]

/[kaˈʝena]/ name

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The verdict

“Cayena” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,607 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#57,607
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capital de la Guayana Francesa.

Key facts for Cayena
PropertyValue
HeadwordCayena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaˈʝena]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cayena” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Cayena lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Cayena is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈʝena]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,607 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Capital de la Guayana Francesa.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Cayena in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Cayena, spelled C-A-Y-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capital de la Guayana Francesa.

This word in other languages

Cayenne(Français)

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 "Cayena"?
"Cayena" is spelled C-A-Y-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʝena].
What does "Cayena" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cayena" means: Capital de la Guayana Francesa.
How do you pronounce "Cayena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cayena" is [kaˈʝena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cayena" come from?
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Using “Cayena”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-Y-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈʝena] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list