carnívora

[kaɾˈniβ̞oɾa]

/[kaɾˈniβ̞oɾa]/ adj

The verdict

“carnívora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,016 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,016
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de carnívoro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carnivora · carnívora · Spanish

carnívora · rank #78,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,016
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH carrascosa

Nearest frequency peer: carrascosa (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “carnívora”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “carnívora” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carnívora
PropertyValue
Headwordcarnívora
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaɾˈniβ̞oɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carnívora” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).carnívoracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “carrascosa” (#78,017), “cardiólogos” (#78,014), “catedralicio” (#78,018). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carnívora” va en #78,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carnívora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,016 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaɾˈniβ̞oɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de carnívoro.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carnívora, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is carnívora, spelled C-A-R-N-Í-V-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de carnívoro.

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 "carnívora"?
"carnívora" is spelled C-A-R-N-Í-V-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈniβ̞oɾa].
What does "carnívora" mean?
As an adjective, "carnívora" means: Forma del femenino singular de carnívoro.
How do you pronounce "carnívora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carnívora" is [kaɾˈniβ̞oɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carnívora" come from?
"carnívora" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list