carrasquilla

[karasˈkiʝa]

/[karasˈkiʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“carrasquilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,198 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,198
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de colo...

Corpus desk

Index ES-carrasquilla · carrasquilla · Spanish

carrasquilla · rank #69,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,198
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH carezco

Nearest frequency peer: carezco (-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 “carrasquilla”

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 “carrasquilla” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carrasquilla
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrasquilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[karasˈkiʝa]
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carrasquilla” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).carrasquillacae 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: “carezco” (#69,197), “cartoneros” (#69,199), “casaré” (#69,200). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carrasquilla” va en #69,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carrasquilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,198 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [karasˈkiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de colo...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for carrasquilla, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 carrasquilla, spelled C-A-R-R-A-S-Q-U-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de color violáceo. Es usado para preparar compotas, bebidas y vinos. Puede ser tóxico, y es usado en medicina natural como laxante, espasmolítico y antipirético. Su madera se usa en ebanistería.

Synonyms

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 "carrasquilla"?
"carrasquilla" is spelled C-A-R-R-A-S-Q-U-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [karasˈkiʝa].
What does "carrasquilla" mean?
As a noun, "carrasquilla" means: (Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de colo...
How do you pronounce "carrasquilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrasquilla" is [karasˈkiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrasquilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list