# Carta

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,310

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
An Italian metonymic occupational name for a notary or administrator from carta (“document”) or a Spanish nickname from carta (“letter”).

## Easily confused with
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cat)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-crt)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cta)
- **cast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cast)
- **cats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cats)
- **casa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-casa)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cary)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cora)
- **cert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cert)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-curt)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cate)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cato)
- **Cath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cath)
- **cava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-cava)
- **chart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-chart)
- **costa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-costa)
- **Clara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-clara)
- **caste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-caste)
- **circa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-circa)
- **carts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-carts)

## Common misspellings (6)
`acrta`, `carrta`, `cartta`, `catra`, `ccarta`, `crata`

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