carrot

/ˈkæɹ.ət/

//ˈkæɹ.ət// noun

The verdict

“carrot” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,654 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,654
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zanahoria.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carrot · carrot · Spanish

carrot · rank #89,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,654
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cargaría

Nearest frequency peer: cargaría (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “carrot”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “carrot” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

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

Cola larga: rango de “carrot” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.carrotcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cargaría” (#89,652), “cardúmenes” (#89,651), “caseína” (#89,658). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carrot” va en #89,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carrot is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,654 among 8,288 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list