jacal

[xaˈkal]

/[xaˈkal]/ noun

The verdict

“jacal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alojamiento rústico fabricado con adobe y otros materiales orgánicos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jacal · jacal · Spanish

jacal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for jacal
PropertyValue
Headwordjacal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaˈkal]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jacal” en español

jacalno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jacal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [xaˈkal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alojamiento rústico fabricado con adobe y otros materiales orgánicos.".

Zero misspellings are on record for jacal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is jacal, spelled J-A-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alojamiento rústico fabricado con adobe y otros materiales orgánicos.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jacal"?
"jacal" is spelled J-A-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈkal].
What does "jacal" mean?
As a noun, "jacal" means: Alojamiento rústico fabricado con adobe y otros materiales orgánicos.
How do you pronounce "jacal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jacal" is [xaˈkal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jacal" come from?
"jacal" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list