carbón

[kaɾˈβ̞õn]

/[kaɾˈβ̞õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“carbón” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,582. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,582
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carbono que las plantas verdes han tomado del dióxido de carbono en el aire, metabolizado por medio de la fotosíntesis, y que se ha ido depositando en el suelo, al morir las plantas y quedar enterr...

Corpus desk

Index ES-carbon · carbón · Spanish

carbón · rank #4,582 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,582
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capacitación

Nearest frequency peer: capacitación (-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 “carbón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carbón” 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).

carbón vs caro
50% similar
carbón vs cargo
50% similar
carbón vs carro
50% similar

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

Key facts for carbón
PropertyValue
Headwordcarbón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾˈβ̞õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,582
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “carbón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).carbóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “capacitación” (#4,581), “cobrar” (#4,583), “cambian” (#4,580). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carbón” va en #4,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around carbón (IPA [kaɾˈβ̞õn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,582 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for carbón, with forms such as "acrbón", "carbbón", and "carbnó". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "caro", "cargo", "carro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is carbón, spelled C-A-R-B-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carbono que las plantas verdes han tomado del dióxido de carbono en el aire, metabolizado por medio de la fotosíntesis, y que se ha ido depositando en el suelo, al morir las plantas y quedar enterradas durante millones de años. Las masas vegetales enterradas más antiguas, que datan del periodo carbonífero, se han carbonificado creando la hulla; las más recientes, que datan del terciario, han formado el lignito.
  2. 2
    Restos de vegetales que sometidos a una combustión lenta e incompleta, se secan, adquieren un color negro y tienen una gran capacidad calórica como combustible.
  3. 3
    Trozo de la materia combustible de color negro procedente de la madera carbonizada o fosilizada, el carbón.
  4. 4
    Residuo carbonizado de una fogata, brasero o fuego, alimentado con carbón de piedra, carbón vegetal o leña.
  5. 5
    Vara vegetal carbonizada usada para dibujar.
  6. 6
    Zoopatía infecciosa, generalmente mortal, que causa inflamaciones musculares y edema en en los rumiantes.

Synonyms

carbón mineralcarbón de piedracarbón vegetalcarboncillocarbunco

This word in other languages

coal(English)charbon(Français)Kohle(Deutsch)carvão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrbón
  • carbbón
  • carbnó
  • carbónn
  • carrbón
  • carvón
  • caróbn
  • ccarbón
  • crabón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carbón - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acrbón2carbbón1carbnó2carbónn1carrbón1carvón1caróbn2ccarbón1
Edit distance from "carbón"

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 "carbón"?
"carbón" is spelled C-A-R-B-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈβ̞õn].
What does "carbón" mean?
As a noun, "carbón" means: Carbono que las plantas verdes han tomado del dióxido de carbono en el aire, metabolizado por medio de la fotosíntesis, y que se ha ido depositando en el suelo, al morir las plantas y quedar enterr...
What words are commonly confused with "carbón"?
"carbón" is commonly confused with "caro", "cargo", "carro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carbón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carbón" is [kaɾˈβ̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carbón" come from?
"carbón" 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 "carbón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cobrar#4,583anillo#4,576eficaz#4,597vencer#4,564

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

comedia9 variantsexistía9 variantsfiebre9 variantsteorías9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list