carta
Spanish, noun/ˈkaɾta/
carta is spelled C-A-R-T-A (5 letters) and appears 100 times per million words in written Spanish, the 877th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “letter (document)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Escrito de comunicación que una persona o institución envía a otra”.
What does carta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineletter (document)
Las cartas que anunciaron el descubrimiento de las Indias
- 2
femininemap
- 3
femininemenu (list of dishes in a restaurant)
- 4
feminineplaying card
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Escrito de comunicación que una persona o institución envía a otra. 2. Cada una de las cartulinas que conforman una baraja. 3. En un restaurante o bar, escrito que detalla los platos o bebidas que se pueden pedir. 4. Representación sistemática de un territorio de acuerdo a un principio de transposición, en especial en materia náutica.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carta
- cartas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carta?
- /ˈkaɾta/
- [ˈkaɾ.t̪a]
- [ˈkaɾt̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carta in Spanish?
carta appears 100 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).