carda
[ˈkaɾð̞a]
The verdict
“carda” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de cardar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-carda · carda · Spanish
carda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾð̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “carda” en español
Rare enough to double-check
carda is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɾð̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for carda in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is carda, spelled C-A-R-D-A.
Definition
- 1Acción y efecto de cardar.
- 2Utensilio en forma de cepillo o rodillo con púas metálicas usado para cardar.
- 3(Dipsacus fullonum) Hierba bianual espinosa de la familia de las dipsacáceas, originaria del hemisferio norte. Las hojas basales crecen en roseta y están fusionadas, de modo que forman un recipiente que recoge agua de lluvia. Produce flores rosadas, agrupadas en un capítulo en el ápice del tallo. Esta inflorescencia tiene el aspecto de un cepillo lleno de púas y cuando está seca se usa para cardar. A su raíz se le da uso medicinal.
- 4Instrumento que consiste en una tabla sobre la cual se sienta y asegura un pedazo de becerrillo cuajado de puntas de alambre de hierro, para preparar el hilado de la lana lavada, a fin de poderla hilar con facilidad y perfección.
Synonyms
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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.