cartuchera
[kaɾt̪uˈt͡ʃeɾa]
The verdict
“cartuchera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,946 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,946
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caja, generalmente forrada de cuero, y destinada a llevar la dotación individual de cartuchos de guerra o caza.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartuchera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaɾt̪uˈt͡ʃeɾa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartuchera” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cartuchera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,946 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾt̪uˈt͡ʃeɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cartuchera, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cartuchera, spelled C-A-R-T-U-C-H-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Caja, generalmente forrada de cuero, y destinada a llevar la dotación individual de cartuchos de guerra o caza.
- 2Bulto de grasa acumulada en la parte lateral superior del muslo, especialmente en la mujer.
- 3Estuche para guardar lápices, lapiceras y otros útiles escolares y de oficina.
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 “cartuchera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-T-U-C-H-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾt̪uˈt͡ʃeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.