Carthage

/ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/

//ˈkɑːθɪdʒ// name

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"carthage" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Carthage” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,712
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-carthage · Carthage · English

Carthage · rank #26,712 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,712
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Capri

Nearest frequency peer: Capri (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Carthage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Carthage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Carthage vs cartilage
67% similar
Carthage vs carnage
63% similar
Carthage vs carriage
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Carthage
PropertyValue
HeadwordCarthage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,712
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Carthage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Carthagelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Capri” (#26,710), “cauldron” (#26,714), “calligraphy” (#26,709). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Carthage” is #26,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Carthage (IPA /ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,712 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Carthage, with forms such as "acrthage", "carhtage", and "carrthage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cartilage", "carnage", "carriage", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More… The correct English form is Carthage, spelled C-A-R-T-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
  2. 2
    An ancient empire in North Africa and Southern Europe with its capital at Carthage.
  3. 3
    A community in the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
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Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Carthage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 1594, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage

Etymology

From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

This word in other languages

Cartago(Español)Carthage(Français)Karthago(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrthage
  • carhtage
  • carrthage
  • cartahge
  • carthaeg
  • carthagge
  • carthgae
  • carthhage
  • cartthage
  • catrhage
  • ccarthage
  • crathage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Carthage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrthage2carhtage2carrthage1cartahge2carthaeg2carthagge1carthgae2carthhage1
Edit distance from "Carthage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Carthage"?
"Carthage" is spelled C-A-R-T-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/.
What does "Carthage" mean?
As a proper noun, "Carthage" means: An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
What words are commonly confused with "Carthage"?
"Carthage" is commonly confused with "cartilage", "carnage", "carriage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Carthage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Carthage" is /ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Carthage"?
From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Carthage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cauldron#26,714cleanser#26,721Borussia#26,702colossus#26,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

cortical12 variantsancillary12 variantsanalyzer12 variantsvoiceover12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list