karst
[ˈkaɾst̪]
The verdict
“karst” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma de relieve originada por meteorización química de determinadas rocas, como la caliza, dolomía, yeso, etcétera, compuestas por minerales solubles en agua.
Corpus desk
Index ES-karst · karst · Spanish
karst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | karst |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾst̪] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “karst” en español
Rare enough to double-check
karst is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɾst̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma de relieve originada por meteorización química de determinadas rocas, como la caliza, dolomía, yeso, etcétera, compuestas por minerales solubles en agua.".
Zero misspellings are on record for karst in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 karst, spelled K-A-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1Forma de relieve originada por meteorización química de determinadas rocas, como la caliza, dolomía, yeso, etcétera, compuestas por minerales solubles en agua.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.