Caronte
[kaˈɾõn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“Caronte” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #78,939 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #78,939
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Barquero encargado de hacer cruzar a las almas de los muertos por el río Aqueronte y la laguna Estigia hacia el reino de Hades.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Caronte |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kaˈɾõn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #78,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Caronte” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Caronte is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈɾõn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,939 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Caronte in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Caronte, spelled C-A-R-O-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Barquero encargado de hacer cruzar a las almas de los muertos por el río Aqueronte y la laguna Estigia hacia el reino de Hades.
- 2La mayor de las tres lunas de Plutón.
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); 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 “Caronte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-O-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈɾõn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.