caramba

[kaˈɾãmba]

/[kaˈɾãmba]/ intj

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The verdict

“caramba” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,972. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,972
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresa asombro, sorpresa o extrañeza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caramba · caramba · Spanish

caramba · rank #22,972 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,972
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cantautor

Nearest frequency peer: cantautor (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “caramba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “caramba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caramba vs chamba
71% similar
caramba vs cargaba
71% similar
caramba vs Calama
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for caramba
PropertyValue
Headwordcaramba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[kaˈɾãmba]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,972
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caramba”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).carambacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cantautor” (#22,971), “carcajada” (#22,973), “canoa” (#22,970). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caramba” va en #22,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around caramba (IPA [kaˈɾãmba]), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #22,972 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Expresa asombro, sorpresa o extrañeza.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for caramba, with forms such as "acramba", "caarmba", and "carabma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "chamba", "cargaba", "Calama", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 caramba, spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresa asombro, sorpresa o extrañeza.

This word in other languages

caramba(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acramba
  • caarmba
  • carabma
  • caramab
  • carambba
  • carammba
  • caramva
  • carmaba
  • carramba
  • ccaramba
  • craamba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caramba - 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.

acramba2caarmba2carabma2caramab2carambba1carammba1caramva1carmaba2
Edit distance from "caramba"

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 "caramba"?
"caramba" is spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈɾãmba].
What does "caramba" mean?
As an interjection, "caramba" means: Expresa asombro, sorpresa o extrañeza.
What words are commonly confused with "caramba"?
"caramba" is commonly confused with "chamba", "cargaba", "Calama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caramba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caramba" is [kaˈɾãmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caramba" come from?
"caramba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

atraídos11 variantscopiloto11 variantsampliada11 variantsCuliacán11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list