carabinero

/[kaɾaβ̞iˈneɾo]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,998

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

carabinero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Soldado cuya arma principal es una carabina. Pronounced [kaɾaβ̞iˈneɾo]. Often confused with carbonero and carabineros.

Key facts for carabinero
PropertyValue
Headwordcarabinero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾaβ̞iˈneɾo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,998
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of carabinero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for carabinero is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾaβ̞iˈneɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,998 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for carabinero, with forms such as "acrabinero", "caarbinero", and "carabbinero". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "carbonero", "carabineros", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is carabinero, spelled C-A-R-A-B-I-N-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soldado cuya arma principal es una carabina.
  2. 2
    Soldado encargado de la vigilancia fronteriza y de la persecución del contrabando.
  3. 3
    Agente de la policía uniformada de Chile e Italia.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrabinero,caarbinero,carabbinero,carabienro,carabineor,carabinerro,carabinnero,carabinreo,carabniero,caraibnero,caravinero,carbainero,carrabinero,ccarabinero,craabinero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for carabinero

Misspelling Variants of "carabinero"

acrabinero10caarbinero10carabbinero11carabienro10carabineor10carabinerro11carabinnero11carabinreo10
Misspelling Variants of "carabinero"

Frequency rank: #37,998 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carabinero"?
"carabinero" is spelled C-A-R-A-B-I-N-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾaβ̞iˈneɾo].
What does "carabinero" mean?
As a noun, "carabinero" means: Soldado cuya arma principal es una carabina.
What words are commonly confused with "carabinero"?
"carabinero" is commonly confused with "carbonero", "carabineros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carabinero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carabinero" is [kaɾaβ̞iˈneɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carabinero" come from?
"carabinero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.