carbone

[kaɾˈβ̞one]

/[kaɾˈβ̞one]/ verb

The verdict

“carbone” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,195 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,195
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de carbonar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carbone · carbone · Spanish

carbone · rank #69,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,195
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caraqueña

Nearest frequency peer: caraqueña (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “carbone”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “carbone” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carbone
PropertyValue
Headwordcarbone
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaɾˈβ̞one]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carbone” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).carbonecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “caraqueña” (#69,194), “caracterizaban” (#69,193), “carezco” (#69,197). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carbone” va en #69,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carbone is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,195 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaɾˈβ̞one]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

carbone has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is carbone, spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de carbonar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de carbonar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de carbonar.

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 "carbone"?
"carbone" is spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈβ̞one].
What does "carbone" mean?
As a verb, "carbone" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de carbonar.
How do you pronounce "carbone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carbone" is [kaɾˈβ̞one]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carbone" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list