Caribe

[kaˈɾiβ̞e]

/[kaˈɾiβ̞e]/ name

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The verdict

“Caribe” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,229
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mar entre las Antillas, el este de Centroamérica, el sur de Norteamérica y el norte de Sudamérica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caribe · Caribe · Spanish

Caribe · rank #3,229 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,229
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH atacar

Nearest frequency peer: atacar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Caribe”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Caribe” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Caribe vs carne
50% similar
Caribe vs crime
50% similar
Caribe vs carpe
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Caribe
PropertyValue
HeadwordCaribe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaˈɾiβ̞e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,229
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Caribe”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Caribecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “atacar” (#3,228), “carro” (#3,230), “asesinado” (#3,227). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Caribe” va en #3,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Caribe (IPA [kaˈɾiβ̞e]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,229 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Caribe, with forms such as "acribe", "cairbe", and "carbie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "carne", "crime", "carpe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Caribe, spelled C-A-R-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mar entre las Antillas, el este de Centroamérica, el sur de Norteamérica y el norte de Sudamérica.
  2. 2
    Región geográfica que comprende el mar Caribe₁, todas sus islas y tierras que lo circundan.

Synonyms

mar de las Antillas

This word in other languages

Caribbean(English)Caraïbe(Français)Caribe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acribe
  • cairbe
  • carbie
  • caribbe
  • carieb
  • carive
  • carribe
  • ccaribe
  • craibe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Caribe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acribe2cairbe2carbie2caribbe1carieb2carive1carribe1ccaribe1
Edit distance from "Caribe"

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 "Caribe"?
"Caribe" is spelled C-A-R-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈɾiβ̞e].
What does "Caribe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Caribe" means: Mar entre las Antillas, el este de Centroamérica, el sur de Norteamérica y el norte de Sudamérica.
What words are commonly confused with "Caribe"?
"Caribe" is commonly confused with "carne", "crime", "carpe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Caribe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Caribe" is [kaˈɾiβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Caribe" come from?
"Caribe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atacar#3,228agenda#3,223cuidar#3,240sombra#3,216

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dibujo9 variantsdichos9 variantsganando9 variantspaquete9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list