carcajada
[kaɾkaˈxað̞a]
The verdict
“carcajada” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,973
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Risa fuerte, intensa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carcajada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾkaˈxað̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carcajada” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around carcajada (IPA [kaɾkaˈxað̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,973 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Risa fuerte, intensa.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for carcajada, with forms such as "acrcajada", "cacrajada", and "caracjada". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "carcajadas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is carcajada, spelled C-A-R-C-A-J-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Risa fuerte, intensa.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acrcajada
- cacrajada
- caracjada
- carcaajda
- carcajaad
- carcajadda
- carcajdaa
- carcajjada
- carccajada
- carcjaada
- carrcajada
- ccarcajada
- cracajada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carcajada - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “carcajada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-C-A-J-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾkaˈxað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “carcajadas” - see the side-by-side comparison. carcajada vs carcajadas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.