cartucho

[kaɾˈt̪ut͡ʃo]

/[kaɾˈt̪ut͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cartucho” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,655. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,655
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carga de pólvora y municiones o de pólvora sola, correspondiente a cada tiro de alguna arma de fuego, envuelta en papel o lienzo, o encerrada en un tubo metálico, para cargar de una vez.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cartucho · cartucho · Spanish

cartucho · rank #19,655 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,655
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH carnicería

Nearest frequency peer: carnicería (-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 “cartucho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cartucho” 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).

cartucho vs caucho
75% similar
cartucho vs cartuchos
89% similar

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

Key facts for cartucho
PropertyValue
Headwordcartucho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾˈt̪ut͡ʃo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,655
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cartucho”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cartuchocae 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 “carnicería” (#19,654), “cas” (#19,656), “Carmelo” (#19,653). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cartucho” va en #19,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cartucho (IPA [kaɾˈt̪ut͡ʃo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,655 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cartucho, with forms such as "acrtucho", "carrtucho", and "cartcuho". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "caucho", "cartuchos", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cartucho, spelled C-A-R-T-U-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carga de pólvora y municiones o de pólvora sola, correspondiente a cada tiro de alguna arma de fuego, envuelta en papel o lienzo, o encerrada en un tubo metálico, para cargar de una vez.
  2. 2
    Lío o envoltorio de monedas de una misma clase, en figura de cilindro o columna.
  3. 3
    (Digitalis purpurea) Planta herbácea bienal de la familia de las escrofularáceas. Sus hojas crecen en roseta el primer año y en un tallo erecto el segundo, sus flores tienen forma acampanada y color púrpura o blanco. Contiene dos sustancias venenosas, la digitoxina y la digoxina, que tienen usos en medicina y biología molecular.
  4. 4
    (Antirrhinum majus) Planta cultivada en jardinería de la familia Plantaginaceae. Tallos paralelos verticales de de un metro de altura, hojas alternas lineares, inflorescencia en racimos terminales de colores que van del blanco, pasando por el amarillo, hasta el rojo obscuro. Si se aprieta la flor lateralmente, esta se abre mostrando su interior.

Synonyms

dedaleradigitalboca de dragónboquisapoperrito

This word in other languages

cartouche(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrtucho
  • carrtucho
  • cartcuho
  • carttucho
  • cartuccho
  • cartuchho
  • cartucoh
  • cartuhco
  • carutcho
  • catrucho
  • ccartucho
  • cratucho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cartucho - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acrtucho2carrtucho1cartcuho2carttucho1cartuccho1cartuchho1cartucoh2cartuhco2
Edit distance from "cartucho"

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 "cartucho"?
"cartucho" is spelled C-A-R-T-U-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈt̪ut͡ʃo].
What does "cartucho" mean?
As a noun, "cartucho" means: Carga de pólvora y municiones o de pólvora sola, correspondiente a cada tiro de alguna arma de fuego, envuelta en papel o lienzo, o encerrada en un tubo metálico, para cargar de una vez.
What words are commonly confused with "cartucho"?
"cartucho" is commonly confused with "caucho", "cartuchos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cartucho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cartucho" is [kaɾˈt̪ut͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cartucho" come from?
"cartucho" 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 "cartucho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

comitiva#19,665brutales#19,640confiere#19,670confirmo#19,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

denominan12 variantsamistosos12 variantsaltísimo12 variantsalineados12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list