cartografía

[kaɾt̪oɣ̞ɾaˈfia]

/[kaɾt̪oɣ̞ɾaˈfia]/ noun

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The verdict

“cartografía” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,051
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciencia que estudia las formas y técnicas de representación de la geografía sobre un mapa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cartografia · cartografía · Spanish

cartografía · rank #19,051 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,051
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH carcajadas

Nearest frequency peer: carcajadas (-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 “cartografía”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cartografía” 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).

cartografía vs coreografía
82% similar

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

Key facts for cartografía
PropertyValue
Headwordcartografía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾt̪oɣ̞ɾaˈfia]
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,051
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cartografía”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “carcajadas” (#19,050), “cayera” (#19,052), “cangrejo” (#19,049). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cartografía” va en #19,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around cartografía (IPA [kaɾt̪oɣ̞ɾaˈfia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,051 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for cartografía, with forms such as "acrtografía", "carotgrafía", and "carrtografía". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "coreografía", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cartografía, spelled C-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia que estudia las formas y técnicas de representación de la geografía sobre un mapa.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de procedimientos en el arte de trazar, diseñar o crear mapas.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de mapas producidos por una institución, o relativos a un determinado territorio.

This word in other languages

cartography(English)cartographie(Français)Kartographie(Deutsch)cartografia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrtografía
  • carotgrafía
  • carrtografía
  • cartgorafía
  • cartogarfía
  • cartoggrafía
  • cartografaí
  • cartograffía
  • cartograífa
  • cartogrfaía
  • cartogrrafía
  • cartorgafía
  • carttografía
  • catrografía
  • ccartografía
  • cratografía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cartografía - 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.

acrtografía2carotgrafía2carrtografía1cartgorafía2cartogarfía2cartoggrafía1cartografaí2cartograffía1
Edit distance from "cartografía"

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 "cartografía"?
"cartografía" is spelled C-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾt̪oɣ̞ɾaˈfia].
What does "cartografía" mean?
As a noun, "cartografía" means: Ciencia que estudia las formas y técnicas de representación de la geografía sobre un mapa.
What words are commonly confused with "cartografía"?
"cartografía" is commonly confused with "coreografía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cartografía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cartografía" is [kaɾt̪oɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cartografía" come from?
"cartografía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contestando#19,069entrevistar#19,100excursiones#19,108suplementos#18,991

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

validación16 variantstrincheras16 variantssuperhéroes16 variantshundimiento16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list