carabelas

[kaɾaˈβ̞elas]

/[kaɾaˈβ̞elas]/ noun

The verdict

“carabelas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,192 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,192
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de carabela.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carabelas · carabelas · Spanish

carabelas · rank #69,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,192
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caracterizaban

Nearest frequency peer: caracterizaban (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “carabelas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “carabelas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carabelas
PropertyValue
Headwordcarabelas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾaˈβ̞elas]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carabelas” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.carabelascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “caracterizaban” (#69,193), “caraqueña” (#69,194), “cannot” (#69,189). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carabelas” va en #69,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carabelas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,192 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾaˈβ̞elas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de carabela.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for carabelas, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is carabelas, spelled C-A-R-A-B-E-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de carabela.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carabelas"?
"carabelas" is spelled C-A-R-A-B-E-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾaˈβ̞elas].
What does "carabelas" mean?
As a noun, "carabelas" means: Forma del plural de carabela.
How do you pronounce "carabelas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carabelas" is [kaɾaˈβ̞elas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carabelas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list