carbúnculo

[kaɾˈβ̞ũŋkulo]

/[kaɾˈβ̞ũŋkulo]/ noun

The verdict

“carbúnculo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre dado al rubí porque se suponía que lucía en la oscuridad como un carbón encendido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carbunculo · carbúnculo · Spanish

carbúnculo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for carbúnculo
PropertyValue
Headwordcarbúnculo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾˈβ̞ũŋkulo]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carbúnculo” en español

carbúnculoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

carbúnculo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾˈβ̞ũŋkulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for carbúnculo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is carbúnculo, spelled C-A-R-B-Ú-N-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre dado al rubí porque se suponía que lucía en la oscuridad como un carbón encendido.
  2. 2
    Figura de una piedra preciosa que se representa colocada en el centro de ocho rayos flordelisados, pometeados o pometeados y flordelisados
  3. 3
    Enfermedad virulenta y contagiosa que ataca al ganado^([definición imprecisa])

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carbúnculo"?
"carbúnculo" is spelled C-A-R-B-Ú-N-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈβ̞ũŋkulo].
What does "carbúnculo" mean?
As a noun, "carbúnculo" means: Nombre dado al rubí porque se suponía que lucía en la oscuridad como un carbón encendido.
How do you pronounce "carbúnculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carbúnculo" is [kaɾˈβ̞ũŋkulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carbúnculo" come from?
"carbúnculo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list