carrera
Spanish, noun/kaˈreɾa/
carrera is spelled C-A-R-R-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish, the 683rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carrera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “race” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of carrero. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Competición atlética consistente en recorrer una distancia determinada en un tiempo inferior al empleado por…”.
What does carrera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerace
Es una carrera contra el tiempo.
- 2
femininerun (act of running)
- 3
femininerun
- 4
femininecollege degree, major, main course of study
Ella está haciendo la carrera de sociología.
- 5
femininecareer
El escándalo arruinó su carrera.
- 6
femininerun (line of knit stitches which have unravelled)
Tienes una carrera en las medias.
- 7
femininejourney, fare (of a taxi)
- 8
femininepath (of a moving object), trajectory
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of carrero
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Competición atlética consistente en recorrer una distancia determinada en un tiempo inferior al empleado por los demás participantes. 2. Vía suficientemente amplia como para que puedan circular carros. 3. Avenida generalmente en sentido norte-sur y viceversa, en oposición a la calle (en sentido oriente - occidente y viceversa). 4. Recorrido o trayectoria de un objeto que se desplaza.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carrera
- carreras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carrera?
- /kaˈreɾa/
- [kaˈre.ɾa]
- [kaˈreɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carrera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carrera in Spanish?
carrera appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).