caracol
Spanish, noun/kaɾaˈkol/
caracol is spelled C-A-R-A-C-O-L (7 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,773rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caracol is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “snail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de especies animales invertebrados pertenecientes a los moluscos gasterópodos, que pueden ser tanto…”.
What does caracol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesnail
- 2
masculinecochlea
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto de especies animales invertebrados pertenecientes a los moluscos gasterópodos, que pueden ser tanto marinos como terrestres y son de naturaleza herbívora. 2. Concha de este animal. 3. Una de las tres partes del oído interno que tiene la forma de un cono hueco y arrollado en espiral. 4. Rizo del pelo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caracol
- caracoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caracol?
- /kaɾaˈkol/
- [ka.ɾaˈkol]
- Spain [kaɾaˈkol]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caracol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caracol in Spanish?
caracol appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).