carretilla

/[kareˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,554

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

carretilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pequeño vehículo diseñado para ser propulsado por una sola persona y utilizado para el transporte a mano de carga como arena, tierra u otros materiales. Se compone de un cajón para la carga, una so... Pronounced [kareˈt̪iʝa]. Often confused with cartilla.

Key facts for carretilla
PropertyValue
Headwordcarretilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kareˈt̪iʝa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,554
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of carretilla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for carretilla is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kareˈt̪iʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,554 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.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for carretilla, with forms such as "acrretilla", "carertilla", and "caretilla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cartilla", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is carretilla, spelled C-A-R-R-E-T-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeño vehículo diseñado para ser propulsado por una sola persona y utilizado para el transporte a mano de carga como arena, tierra u otros materiales. Se compone de un cajón para la carga, una sola rueda delantera debajo de éste, dos patas de apoyo en la parte trasera y dos mangos para levantarla y dirigirla.
  2. 2
    Mandíbula (parte de la boca de animales vertebrados).

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrretilla,carertilla,caretilla,carreitlla,carretila,carretilal,carretlila,carrettilla,carrteilla,ccarretilla,craretilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for carretilla

Misspelling Variants of "carretilla"

acrretilla10carertilla10caretilla9carreitlla10carretila9carretilal10carretlila10carrettilla11
Misspelling Variants of "carretilla"

Frequency rank: #38,554 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carretilla"?
"carretilla" is spelled C-A-R-R-E-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kareˈt̪iʝa].
What does "carretilla" mean?
As a noun, "carretilla" means: Pequeño vehículo diseñado para ser propulsado por una sola persona y utilizado para el transporte a mano de carga como arena, tierra u otros materiales. Se compone de un cajón para la carga, una so...
What words are commonly confused with "carretilla"?
"carretilla" is commonly confused with "cartilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carretilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carretilla" is [kareˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carretilla" come from?
"carretilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.