cartela
[kaɾˈt̪ela]
The verdict
“cartela” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #97,132 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #97,132
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recuadro o tabla con motivos decorativos sobre la que se coloca un emblema o inscripción.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾˈt̪ela] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,132 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartela” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cartela is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾˈt̪ela]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,132 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cartela doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cartela, spelled C-A-R-T-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1Recuadro o tabla con motivos decorativos sobre la que se coloca un emblema o inscripción.
- 2Espacio cuadrado o rectangular usado para recoger texto dentro de una historieta y colocado siempre fuera de la imagen. También llamada cajetín, cartucho o didascalia.
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.
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Using “cartela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-T-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾˈt̪ela] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.