caramba
Spanish, interjection/kaˈɾamba/
caramba is spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-A (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,959th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caramba is a Spanish interjection meaning “gee, gosh, shucks, blimey, darn (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresa asombro, sorpresa o extrañeza”.
What does caramba mean in English?
interjection
- 1
gee, gosh, shucks, blimey, darn (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Expresa asombro, sorpresa o extrañeza.
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 caramba
- ¡caramba! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caramba?
- /kaˈɾamba/
- [kaˈɾãm.ba]
- [kaˈɾãmba]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caramba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caramba in Spanish?
caramba appears 1.9 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).