carrot

/ˈkæɹ.ət/

//ˈkæɹ.ət// noun

The verdict

“carrot” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,654 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,654
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zanahoria.

Key facts for carrot
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrot
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæɹ.ət/
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carrot” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). carrot lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carrot is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,654 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkæɹ.ət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zanahoria.".

carrot has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is carrot, spelled C-A-R-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zanahoria.

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 "carrot"?
"carrot" is spelled C-A-R-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæɹ.ət/.
What does "carrot" mean?
As a noun, "carrot" means: Zanahoria.
How do you pronounce "carrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrot" is /ˈkæɹ.ət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrot" come from?
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Using “carrot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-R-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkæɹ.ət/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list