cárabe
[ˈkaɾaβ̞e]
The verdict
“cárabe” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Resina vegetal fosilizada proveniente principalmente de restos de coníferas y algunas angiospermas, considerada piedra preciosa. Es una sustancia dura, liviana, quebradiza y semitransparente de col...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cárabe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾaβ̞e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cárabe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cárabe is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaɾaβ̞e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Resina vegetal fosilizada proveniente principalmente de restos de coníferas y algunas angiospermas, considerada piedra preciosa. Es una sustancia dura, liviana, quebradiza y semitransparente de col...".
cárabe has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cárabe, spelled C-Á-R-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Resina vegetal fosilizada proveniente principalmente de restos de coníferas y algunas angiospermas, considerada piedra preciosa. Es una sustancia dura, liviana, quebradiza y semitransparente de color amarillo o anaranjado.
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.
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Using “cárabe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Á-R-A-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaɾaβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.