caravana

[kaɾaˈβ̞ana]

/[kaɾaˈβ̞ana]/ noun

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The verdict

“caravana” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,597
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Multitud de gentes que en Asia y África se juntan para hacer algún viaje con seguridad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caravana · caravana · Spanish

caravana · rank #9,597 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,597
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH calentamiento

Nearest frequency peer: calentamiento (-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 “caravana”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caravana” 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).

caravana vs catalana
75% similar
caravana vs caravanas
89% similar
caravana vs carabina
75% similar

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

Key facts for caravana
PropertyValue
Headwordcaravana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾaˈβ̞ana]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,597
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caravana”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).caravanacae 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 “calentamiento” (#9,596), “casero” (#9,598), “bombardeo” (#9,595). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caravana” va en #9,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around caravana (IPA [kaɾaˈβ̞ana]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,597 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for caravana, with forms such as "acravana", "caarvana", and "caraavna". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "catalana", "caravanas", "carabina", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is caravana, spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Multitud de gentes que en Asia y África se juntan para hacer algún viaje con seguridad.
  2. 2
    En la religión de S. Juan el número de caballeros que destina el gran maestre para alguna expedición.
  3. 3
    La misma expedición.
  4. 4
    Gran número de personas que se reúnen para ir juntas, y principalmente de campo.
  5. 5
    Trampa para capturar pájaros.
  6. 6
    Exageración de las formalidades, del protocolo.
  7. 7
    Conjunto de un collar con sus respectivos pendientes.
  8. 8
    Ave de la familia de los carádridos.
  9. 9
    Grupo de peregrinos que marchan reunidos largas distancias.
  10. 10
    Cada uno de los grupos de peregrinos que van a la Meca desde otros países.
  11. 11
    Vehículo construido o acondicionado para servir de vivienda.
  12. 12
    Grupo de vehículos que van uno detrás de otro formando un conjunto ya sea para viajar, competir, solidarizar en un entierro, propaganda u otros fines.
  13. 13
    Grupo de vehículos de gente trashumante, tales como los gitanos, en que viajan familias o clanes.
  14. 14
    Grupo de nómades, o viajeros, que montados en dromedarios cruzan el desierto.
  15. 15
    Arete para la oreja.
  16. 16
    Fiesta.

Synonyms

casa rodante

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acravana
  • caarvana
  • caraavna
  • carabana
  • caravaan
  • caravanna
  • caravnaa
  • caravvana
  • carravana
  • carvaana
  • ccaravana
  • craavana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acravana2caarvana2caraavna2carabana1caravaan2caravanna1caravnaa2caravvana1
Edit distance from "caravana"

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 "caravana"?
"caravana" is spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾaˈβ̞ana].
What does "caravana" mean?
As a noun, "caravana" means: Multitud de gentes que en Asia y África se juntan para hacer algún viaje con seguridad.
What words are commonly confused with "caravana"?
"caravana" is commonly confused with "catalana", "caravanas", "carabina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caravana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caravana" is [kaɾaˈβ̞ana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caravana" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conozcan#9,606antemano#9,579definida#9,617Anderson#9,576

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

asqueroso12 variantsdirectas12 variantsaceptada12 variantsvisuales12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list