de cabo a rabo
[d̪e ˈkaβ̞o a ˈraβ̞o]
The verdict
“de cabo a rabo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De principio a fin.
Corpus desk
Index ES-de-cabo-a-rabo · de cabo a rabo · Spanish
de cabo a rabo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | de cabo a rabo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [d̪e ˈkaβ̞o a ˈraβ̞o] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “de cabo a rabo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
de cabo a rabo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [d̪e ˈkaβ̞o a ˈraβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De principio a fin.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for de cabo a rabo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 de cabo a rabo, spelled D-E- -C-A-B-O- -A- -R-A-B-O.
Definition
- 1De principio a fin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how de cabo a rabo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Para mí pegó en la espalda de Kim, para mí eh, en un primer golpe de vista. A lo mejor estoy errado de cabo a rabo, usted me dirá.
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.