carate

[kaˈɾat̪e]

/[kaˈɾat̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“carate” 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
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pinta (enfermedad de la piel).

Key facts for carate
PropertyValue
Headwordcarate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈɾat̪e]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carate” sits in Spanish frequency

carate falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for carate is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈɾat̪e]. 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: "Pinta (enfermedad de la piel).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for carate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is carate, spelled C-A-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pinta (enfermedad de la piel).

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 "carate"?
"carate" is spelled C-A-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈɾat̪e].
What does "carate" mean?
As a noun, "carate" means: Pinta (enfermedad de la piel).
How do you pronounce "carate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carate" is [kaˈɾat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carate" come from?
"carate" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “carate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈɾat̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list