carambolo
[kaɾãmˈbolo]
The verdict
“carambolo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Averrhoa carambola) Arbusto tropical perenne, perteneciente la familia Oxalidaceae. Mide tres a cinco metros, sus frutos se presentan en racimos de bayas, se comen cocidos. El consumo de estos est...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carambolo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾãmˈbolo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carambolo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carambolo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾãmˈbolo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Averrhoa carambola) Arbusto tropical perenne, perteneciente la familia Oxalidaceae. Mide tres a cinco metros, sus frutos se presentan en racimos de bayas, se comen cocidos. El consumo de estos est...".
Zero misspellings are on record for carambolo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is carambolo, spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1(Averrhoa carambola) Arbusto tropical perenne, perteneciente la familia Oxalidaceae. Mide tres a cinco metros, sus frutos se presentan en racimos de bayas, se comen cocidos. El consumo de estos está asociado a intoxicaciones en personas sensibles.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “carambolo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾãmˈbolo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.