carbunclo
[kaɾˈβ̞ũŋklo]
The verdict
“carbunclo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gema de color rojo, variedad del corindón, muy utilizada en joyería. Es un aluminato de magnesio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carbunclo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾˈβ̞ũŋklo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carbunclo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
carbunclo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾˈβ̞ũŋklo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
carbunclo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is carbunclo, spelled C-A-R-B-U-N-C-L-O.
Definition
- 1Gema de color rojo, variedad del corindón, muy utilizada en joyería. Es un aluminato de magnesio.
- 2Enfermedad que afecta a los rumiantes, al porcino y al ser humano, ocasionada por la bacteria Bacillus anthracis. Es una infección aguda, no contagiosa, que afecta a la piel, los pulmones o el tracto digestivo.
- 3Cualquiera de un par de miles de especies de coleópteros, de distribución cosmopolita, caracterizados por emitir luz de la parte inferior de su abdomen.
- 4Animal ficticio de algunas mitologías sudamericanas que emite luz y es guardián de yacimientos de metales preciosos o de tesoros.
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.
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Using “carbunclo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-B-U-N-C-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾˈβ̞ũŋklo] (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.