carambola
/ˌkæɹəmˈbəʊlə/
"carambola" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“carambola” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tree species native to southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola.
Corpus desk
Index EN-carambola · carambola · English
carambola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | carambola |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkæɹəmˈbəʊlə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “carambola” in English
Rare enough to double-check
carambola is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkæɹəmˈbəʊlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for carambola in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Presumably from Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ), via Portuguese. The correct English form is carambola, spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1A tree species native to southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola.
- 2The fruit of this tree, commonly known as star fruit.
- 3A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how carambola appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The carambola tree bears a sour fruit which makes a good tart, and there is a variety which bears a sweet fruit. The tree, though originally, it is said, from the Moluccas, flourishes well on this Coast, and is quite naturalized.
She leans out of sight before coming back with a bowl of something—looks like sliced fresh carambola with salt and chili.
Etymology
Presumably from Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ), via Portuguese.
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.