El Cairo
[el ˈkajɾo]
The verdict
“El Cairo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad capital de Egipto
Corpus desk
Index ES-el-cairo · El Cairo · Spanish
El Cairo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | El Cairo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [el ˈkajɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “El Cairo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
El Cairo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [el ˈkajɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad capital de Egipto".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for El Cairo, 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is El Cairo, spelled E-L- -C-A-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1Ciudad capital de Egipto
This word in other languages
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.