cayote
[kaˈʝot̪e]
The verdict
“cayote” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Cucurbita ficifolia) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, con cuyo fruto y semillas se hace un dulce muy sabroso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cayote · cayote · Spanish
cayote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cayote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈʝot̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cayote” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cayote is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈʝot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Cucurbita ficifolia) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, con cuyo fruto y semillas se hace un dulce muy sabroso.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cayote in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cayote, spelled C-A-Y-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1(Cucurbita ficifolia) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, con cuyo fruto y semillas se hace un dulce muy sabroso.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.