carrito

/[kaˈrit̪o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,861

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

carrito is aSpanishnoun. It means: Canasto metálico de gran tamaño con ruedas que se usa para transportar las compras en un supermercado. Pronounced [kaˈrit̪o]. Often confused with carro and corrió.

Key facts for carrito
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈrit̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,861
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for carrito is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈrit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,861 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for carrito, with forms such as "acrrito", "carirto", and "carito". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "carro", "corrió", "corrido", and more, 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 carrito, spelled C-A-R-R-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Canasto metálico de gran tamaño con ruedas que se usa para transportar las compras en un supermercado.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, lugar de los portales web de comercio electrónico donde se almacenan los artículos que se adquieren hasta que se concrete el pago.
  3. 3
    Artilugio de forma prismática o de cubo con ruedas usado para ventas ambulantes, generalmente de alimentos como helados, perros calientes, palomitas de maíz, etc.
  4. 4
    Juguete en forma de vehículo pequeño.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrrito,carirto,carito,carriot,carritto,carrtio,ccarrito,crarito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for carrito

Misspelling Variants of "carrito"

acrrito7carirto7carito6carriot7carritto8carrtio7ccarrito8crarito7
Misspelling Variants of "carrito"

Frequency rank: #13,861 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carrito"?
"carrito" is spelled C-A-R-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈrit̪o].
What does "carrito" mean?
As a noun, "carrito" means: Canasto metálico de gran tamaño con ruedas que se usa para transportar las compras en un supermercado.
What words are commonly confused with "carrito"?
"carrito" is commonly confused with "carro", "corrió", "corrido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carrito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrito" is [kaˈrit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrito" come from?
"carrito" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.