Carcasona

[kaɾkaˈsona]

/[kaɾkaˈsona]/ name

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The verdict

“Carcasona” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,978 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,978
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad amurallada del sur de Francia.

Key facts for Carcasona
PropertyValue
HeadwordCarcasona
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaɾkaˈsona]
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,978
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Carcasona” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Carcasona lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Carcasona is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,978 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kaɾkaˈsona]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad amurallada del sur de Francia.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Carcasona in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Carcasona, spelled C-A-R-C-A-S-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad amurallada del sur de Francia.

This word in other languages

Carcassonne(English)Carcassonne(Français)

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 "Carcasona"?
"Carcasona" is spelled C-A-R-C-A-S-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾkaˈsona].
What does "Carcasona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Carcasona" means: Ciudad amurallada del sur de Francia.
How do you pronounce "Carcasona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Carcasona" is [kaɾkaˈsona]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Carcasona" come from?
"Carcasona" 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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Using “Carcasona”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-C-A-S-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaɾkaˈsona] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list