cartilla
[kaɾˈt̪iʝa]
The verdict
“cartilla” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,749 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,749
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuaderno pequeño, impreso, que contiene las letras del alfabeto y los primeros rudimentos para aprender a leer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾˈt̪iʝa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,749 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cartilla is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cartilla, with forms such as "acrtilla", "caritlla", and "carrtilla". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cartilla, spelled C-A-R-T-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Cuaderno pequeño, impreso, que contiene las letras del alfabeto y los primeros rudimentos para aprender a leer.
- 2Folleto breve con instrucciones precisas y concisas sobre como proceder en un determinado asunto, como los que se reparten en los aviones.
- 3Manual 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.
- 4Cualquier tratado breve y elemental de algún oficio o arte.
- 5Cuaderno 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.
- 6Testimonio que dan a los sacerdotes ordenados, para que conste que lo están.
- 7Añalejo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acrtilla,caritlla,carrtilla,cartila,cartilal,cartlila,carttilla,catrilla,ccartilla,cratilla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cartilla - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “cartilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-T-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾˈt̪iʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “casilla” - see the side-by-side comparison. cartilla vs casilla
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.