carraspear

[karaspeˈaɾ]

/[karaspeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“carraspear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toser repetida y levemente con el fin de aclarar la voz o aliviar la ronquera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carraspear · carraspear · Spanish

carraspear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for carraspear
PropertyValue
Headwordcarraspear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[karaspeˈaɾ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carraspear” en español

carraspearqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carraspear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [karaspeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for carraspear, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is carraspear, spelled C-A-R-R-A-S-P-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toser repetida y levemente con el fin de aclarar la voz o aliviar la ronquera.
  2. 2
    Tener carraspera, sentir aspereza en la garganta.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carraspear"?
"carraspear" is spelled C-A-R-R-A-S-P-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [karaspeˈaɾ].
What does "carraspear" mean?
As a verb, "carraspear" means: Toser repetida y levemente con el fin de aclarar la voz o aliviar la ronquera.
How do you pronounce "carraspear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carraspear" is [karaspeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carraspear" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list