carril

[kaˈril]

/[kaˈril]/ noun

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The verdict

“carril” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,252
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marca en un camino, que van dejando las ruedas de los vehículos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carril · carril · Spanish

carril · rank #9,252 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,252
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capturado

Nearest frequency peer: capturado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “carril”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “carril” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

carril vs carro
67% similar
carril vs corrí
50% similar
carril vs carry
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for carril
PropertyValue
Headwordcarril
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈril]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,252
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “carril”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).carrilcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “capturado” (#9,251), “casados” (#9,253), “cancelación” (#9,250). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carril” va en #9,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around carril (IPA [kaˈril]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,252 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for carril, with forms such as "acrril", "caril", and "carirl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "carro", "corrí", "carry", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is carril, spelled C-A-R-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marca en un camino, que van dejando las ruedas de los vehículos.
  2. 2
    Línea trazada por el arado en el campo.
  3. 3
    Vía estrecha.
  4. 4
    Cada una de las pistas de la calzada de una calle, que van separadas por trazos blancos discontinuos.
  5. 5
    Línea de barras metálicas por las que se desplaza el ferrocarril, tranvía u otro vehículo de este tipo.
  6. 6
    Ferrocarril.
  7. 7
    Ranura o surco que permite el desplazamiento de una ventana o puerta de corredera.
  8. 8
    Afirmación audaz y sin base, con apariencia de verdad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how carril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No se debe adelantar por el carril de la derecha.
  2. Eso de que fue campeón de tenis, no se lo creas, son carriles.

Synonyms

huellacanal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrril
  • caril
  • carirl
  • carrill
  • carrli
  • ccarril
  • craril

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carril - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acrril2caril1carirl2carrill1carrli2ccarril1craril2
Edit distance from "carril"

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 "carril"?
"carril" is spelled C-A-R-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈril].
What does "carril" mean?
As a noun, "carril" means: Marca en un camino, que van dejando las ruedas de los vehículos.
What words are commonly confused with "carril"?
"carril" is commonly confused with "carro", "corrí", "carry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carril" is [kaˈril]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carril" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

andas7 variantscreían7 variantsxbox7 variantsdemos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list