carnaval
[kaɾnaˈβ̞al]
The verdict
“carnaval” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,401 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,401
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Los tres días inmediatamente anteriores a la cuaresma.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carnaval |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾnaˈβ̞al] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,401 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carnaval” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carnaval is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾnaˈβ̞al]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,401 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for carnaval, with forms such as "acrnaval", "canraval", and "caranval". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Carvajal", "carnavales", "carnal", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is carnaval, spelled C-A-R-N-A-V-A-L.
Definition
- 1Los tres días inmediatamente anteriores a la cuaresma.
- 2Celebración pública que tiene lugar inmediatamente antes de la cuaresma cristiana, con fecha variable (desde finales de enero hasta principios de marzo según el año), y que combina algunos elementos como disfraces, desfiles, y fiestas en la calle.
- 3Combinación de varios colores al azar.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acrnaval,canraval,caranval,carnaavl,carnabal,carnavall,carnavla,carnavval,carnnaval,carnvaal,carrnaval,ccarnaval,cranaval
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carnaval - 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.
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.
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Using “carnaval”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-N-A-V-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾnaˈβ̞al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Carvajal” - see the side-by-side comparison. carnaval vs Carvajal
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.