# carbonate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/ · frequency rank #21,739

## Definitions
1. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

## Etymology
From French carbonate, equivalent of carbon + -ate (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ic”).

## Easily confused with
- **carbonated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbonate-vs-carbonated)

## Common misspellings (13)
`acrbonate`, `cabronate`, `carbbonate`, `carbnoate`, `carboante`, `carbonaet`, `carbonatte`, `carbonnate`, `carbontae`, `carobnate`, `carrbonate`, `ccarbonate`, `crabonate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carbonate