cartera

[kaɾˈt̪eɾa]

/[kaɾˈt̪eɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cartera” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,077
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bolsa de cuero o telas en que se guardan las cartas y papeles doblados para traerlos en la faltriquera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cartera · cartera · Spanish

cartera · rank #5,077 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,077
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH brutal

Nearest frequency peer: brutal (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cartera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cartera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cartera vs casera
71% similar
cartera vs cayera
71% similar
cartera vs creerá
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cartera
PropertyValue
Headwordcartera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾˈt̪eɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,077
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cartera”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.carteracae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “brutal” (#5,076), “catálogo” (#5,078), “añadió” (#5,075). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cartera” va en #5,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cartera (IPA [kaɾˈt̪eɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,077 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cartera, with forms such as "acrtera", "caretra", and "carrtera". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casera", "cayera", "creerá", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cartera, spelled C-A-R-T-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bolsa de cuero o telas en que se guardan las cartas y papeles doblados para traerlos en la faltriquera.
  2. 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. 3
    Bolso de mano en el que las mujeres llevan sus efectos personales.
  4. 4
    Adorno o portezuela que cubre el bolsillo de las casacas o chupas.
  5. 5
    Objeto de piel u otro material textil donde se guardan billetes, monedas, tarjetas y otros objetos de papel o plástico pequeños, para llevar en el bolsillo.
  6. 6
    La parte gubernativa de la que se encarga un ministro.
  7. 7
    Ejercicio de las funciones propias de cada ministerio.

Synonyms

billeteramonedero

This word in other languages

wallet(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrtera
  • caretra
  • carrtera
  • cartear
  • carterra
  • cartrea
  • carttera
  • catrera
  • ccartera
  • cratera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cartera - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acrtera2caretra2carrtera1cartear2carterra1cartrea2carttera1catrera2
Edit distance from "cartera"

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 "cartera"?
"cartera" is spelled C-A-R-T-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈt̪eɾa].
What does "cartera" mean?
As a noun, "cartera" means: Bolsa de cuero o telas en que se guardan las cartas y papeles doblados para traerlos en la faltriquera.
What words are commonly confused with "cartera"?
"cartera" is commonly confused with "casera", "cayera", "creerá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cartera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cartera" is [kaɾˈt̪eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cartera" come from?
"cartera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ascenso#5,071aprobar#5,069anuales#5,068cumplen#5,089

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

brutal10 variantsafectan10 variantsetiqueta10 variantssujetos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list