carcasas

[kaɾˈkasas]

/[kaɾˈkasas]/ noun

The verdict

“carcasas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,012 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,012
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de carcasa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carcasas · carcasas · Spanish

carcasas · rank #78,012 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,012
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH carcelarios

Nearest frequency peer: carcelarios (+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 “carcasas”

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 “carcasas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carcasas
PropertyValue
Headwordcarcasas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾˈkasas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,012
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carcasas” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “carcelarios” (#78,013), “captcha” (#78,010), “cardiólogos” (#78,014). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carcasas” va en #78,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carcasas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,012 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾˈkasas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de carcasa.".

carcasas has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is carcasas, spelled C-A-R-C-A-S-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de carcasa.

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 "carcasas"?
"carcasas" is spelled C-A-R-C-A-S-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈkasas].
What does "carcasas" mean?
As a noun, "carcasas" means: Forma del plural de carcasa.
How do you pronounce "carcasas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carcasas" is [kaɾˈkasas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carcasas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list