# Cartagena

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/ · frequency rank #37,368

## Definitions
1. A city in Murcia, Spain.
2. A city in northern Colombia.

## Etymology
From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to
Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`acrtagena`, `caratgena`, `carrtagena`, `cartaegna`, `cartagean`, `cartagenna`, `cartaggena`, `cartagnea`, `cartgaena`, `carttagena`, `catragena`, `ccartagena`, `cratagena`

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