cartera
Spanish, noun/kaɾˈteɾa/
cartera is spelled C-A-R-T-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,078th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cartera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wallet, billfold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of cartero, female letter carrier. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bolsa de cuero o telas en que se guardan las cartas y papeles doblados para traerlos en la faltriquera”.
What does cartera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewallet, billfold
- 2
femininehandbag
- 3
feminineportfolio, position (post of responsibility)
ministro sin cartera
- 4
femininefemale equivalent of cartero, female letter carrier
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bolsa de cuero o telas en que se guardan las cartas y papeles doblados para traerlos en la faltriquera. 2. Bolsa de dos hojas de badana, cartón u otra cosa, que sirve para escribir o dibujar encima, y meter en ella los papeles. 3. Bolso de mano en el que las mujeres llevan sus efectos personales. 4. Adorno o portezuela que cubre el bolsillo de las casacas o chupas.
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 cartera
- carteras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cartera?
- /kaɾˈteɾa/
- [kaɾˈt̪e.ɾa]
- [kaɾˈt̪eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cartera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cartera in Spanish?
cartera appears 15 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).