cartilla

/[kaɾˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,749

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

cartilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cuaderno pequeño, impreso, que contiene las letras del alfabeto y los primeros rudimentos para aprender a leer. Pronounced [kaɾˈt̪iʝa]. Often confused with casilla and castillo.

Key facts for cartilla
PropertyValue
Headwordcartilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾˈt̪iʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,749
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cartilla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cartilla is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾˈt̪iʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,749 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for cartilla, with forms such as "acrtilla", "caritlla", and "carrtilla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "casilla", "castillo", "Castilla", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cartilla, spelled C-A-R-T-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuaderno pequeño, impreso, que contiene las letras del alfabeto y los primeros rudimentos para aprender a leer.
  2. 2
    Folleto breve con instrucciones precisas y concisas sobre como proceder en un determinado asunto, como los que se reparten en los aviones.
  3. 3
    Manual que reparten los fabricantes de microprocesadores en donde están listados los nombres de todas las instrucciones soportadas, y para cada una de ellas están los modos de direccionamiento soportados, los registros afectados y una breve descripción de lo que hace.
  4. 4
    Cualquier tratado breve y elemental de algún oficio o arte.
  5. 5
    Cuaderno o libreta donde se anotan ciertas circunstancias o vicisitudes que interesan a determinada persona; como la que la policía da a los sirvientes, las cajas de ahorros a los imponentes, etc.
  6. 6
    Testimonio que dan a los sacerdotes ordenados, para que conste que lo están.
  7. 7
    Añalejo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrtilla,caritlla,carrtilla,cartila,cartilal,cartlila,carttilla,catrilla,ccartilla,cratilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cartilla

Misspelling Variants of "cartilla"

acrtilla8caritlla8carrtilla9cartila7cartilal8cartlila8carttilla9catrilla8
Misspelling Variants of "cartilla"

Frequency rank: #26,749 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cartilla"?
"cartilla" is spelled C-A-R-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈt̪iʝa].
What does "cartilla" mean?
As a noun, "cartilla" means: Cuaderno pequeño, impreso, que contiene las letras del alfabeto y los primeros rudimentos para aprender a leer.
What words are commonly confused with "cartilla"?
"cartilla" is commonly confused with "casilla", "castillo", "Castilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cartilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cartilla" is [kaɾˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cartilla" come from?
"cartilla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.