carabina
[kaɾaˈβ̞ina]
The verdict
“carabina” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,986 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,986
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fusil corto y ligero, que empleaban antiguamente los soldados de caballería, y hoy las tropas que requieren practicidad antes que precisión o poder de fuego
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carabina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾaˈβ̞ina] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #33,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carabina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carabina is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾaˈβ̞ina]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,986 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for carabina, with forms such as "acrabina", "caarbina", and "carabbina". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "carina", "Carolina", "Catalina", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is carabina, spelled C-A-R-A-B-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Fusil corto y ligero, que empleaban antiguamente los soldados de caballería, y hoy las tropas que requieren practicidad antes que precisión o poder de fuego
- 2Dama de compañía que acompañaba a las señoritas de sociedad para evitar que quedaran a solas con un hombre
- 3Por extensión, persona cualquiera que acompaña a una pareja para evitar situaciones de excesiva intimidad
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acrabina,caarbina,carabbina,carabian,carabinna,carabnia,caraibna,caravina,carbaina,carrabina,ccarabina,craabina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carabina - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “carabina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-A-B-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾaˈβ̞ina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “carina” - see the side-by-side comparison. carabina vs carina
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.