yacaré

[ʝakaˈɾe]

/[ʝakaˈɾe]/ noun

The verdict

“yacaré” 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 May 6, 2026) - (Caiman spp.) Caimán de unos 2,5 m de largo, de color verde oscuro, con la punta del hocico redondeada; vive en ríos, pantanos y esteros de América del Sur, y es carnívoro; se encuentra amenazado p...

Key facts for yacaré
PropertyValue
Headwordyacaré
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʝakaˈɾe]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yacaré” sits in Spanish frequency

yacaré falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

yacaré is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʝakaˈɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Caiman spp.) Caimán de unos 2,5 m de largo, de color verde oscuro, con la punta del hocico redondeada; vive en ríos, pantanos y esteros de América del Sur, y es carnívoro; se encuentra amenazado p...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for yacaré, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is yacaré, spelled Y-A-C-A-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Caiman spp.) Caimán de unos 2,5 m de largo, de color verde oscuro, con la punta del hocico redondeada; vive en ríos, pantanos y esteros de América del Sur, y es carnívoro; se encuentra amenazado por el uso de su piel en marroquinerías.

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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 "yacaré"?
"yacaré" is spelled Y-A-C-A-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is [ʝakaˈɾe].
What does "yacaré" mean?
As a noun, "yacaré" means: (Caiman spp.) Caimán de unos 2,5 m de largo, de color verde oscuro, con la punta del hocico redondeada; vive en ríos, pantanos y esteros de América del Sur, y es carnívoro; se encuentra amenazado p...
How do you pronounce "yacaré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yacaré" is [ʝakaˈɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yacaré" come from?
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Using “yacaré”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-A-C-A-R-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʝakaˈɾe] (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