karate
Spanish, noun
karate is spelled K-A-R-A-T-E (6 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Karate is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “karate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, kárate is a different word: “karate”.
What does karate mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekarate
noun
- 1
masculinekarate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arte marcial de origen japonés, desarrollado a comienzos del siglo XX a partir de estilos okinawenses más antiguos, hoy practicada como deporte y medio de autodefensa en todo el mundo. Es un arte característicamente externo, empleando golpes de puño y pie, posturas más o menos rígidas y bloqueos.
noun: 1. Variante de karate.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of karate
- kárate alternative
- karate alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to karate
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is karate in Spanish?
karate appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).