caraota

[kaɾaˈot̪a]

/[kaɾaˈot̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“caraota” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas, originaria de América. Sus hojas están compuestas por tres foliolos de forma ovalada o romboide, algunas veces cubiertos ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-caraota · caraota · Spanish

caraota · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for caraota
PropertyValue
Headwordcaraota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾaˈot̪a]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “caraota” en español

caraotaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caraota is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾaˈot̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

caraota doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is caraota, spelled C-A-R-A-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas, originaria de América. Sus hojas están compuestas por tres foliolos de forma ovalada o romboide, algunas veces cubiertos de vellosidades. tallos delgados, las flores son zigomorfas, con colores que varían del blanco al púrpura. El fruto es una vaina o legumbre con varias semillas en su interior. Tanto el fruto como la semilla son comestibles.
  2. 2
    La semilla comestible de esta planta, con dos grandes cotiledones de forma arriñonada y color muy variable.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caraota"?
"caraota" is spelled C-A-R-A-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾaˈot̪a].
What does "caraota" mean?
As a noun, "caraota" means: (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas, originaria de América. Sus hojas están compuestas por tres foliolos de forma ovalada o romboide, algunas veces cubiertos ...
How do you pronounce "caraota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caraota" is [kaɾaˈot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caraota" come from?
"caraota" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list