carencia
Spanish, noun/kaˈɾenθja/
carencia is spelled C-A-R-E-N-C-I-A (8 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carencia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lack, shortage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de carecer de algo”.
What does carencia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelack, shortage
Hay una carencia de agua.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de carecer de algo 2. En particular, carencia₁ en la dieta de algún elemento o nutriente esencial 3. Período inmediatamente subsiguiente a la contratación de un servicio, durante el cual las condiciones o prestaciones de este aún no se hacen efectivas
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carencia
- carencias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carencia?
- /kaˈɾenθja/
- [kaˈɾẽn̟.θja]
- /kaˈɾensja/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carencia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carencia in Spanish?
carencia appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).