carapace

\ka.ʁa.pas\

/\ka.ʁa.pas\/ noun

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The verdict

“carapace” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,468. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,468
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de cuirasse qui couvre le dos de la tortue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-carapace · carapace · French

carapace · rank #19,468 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,468
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH capuche

Nearest frequency peer: capuche (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « carapace »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « carapace » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

carapace vs caravane
75% similar

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

Key facts for carapace
PropertyValue
Headwordcarapace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʁa.pas\
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,468
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « carapace »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.carapacese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « capuche » (#19,467), « caricatures » (#19,469), « bâtisse » (#19,466). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « carapace » est au #19,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around carapace (IPA \ka.ʁa.pas\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,468 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for carapace, with forms such as "acrapace", "caarpace", and "caraapce". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "caravane", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is carapace, spelled C-A-R-A-P-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de cuirasse qui couvre le dos de la tortue.
  2. 2
    Enveloppe de certains crustacés.
  3. 3
    Tout objet ayant la forme d'une carapace ou destiné à protéger quelqu'un ou quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Attitude ou comportement permettant de se protéger contre des agressions extérieures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how carapace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bien que les tortues marines aient un corps et une carapace fuselée permettant la nage, la plus plate de toutes est terrestre : c’est la tortue crêpe.
  2. Chez l'espèce que nous appelons crevette grise, la couleur de la carapace est gris-verdâtre; et elle tourne fort peu au rouge par la cuisson.

This word in other languages

carapace(English)caparazón(Español)Panzer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrapace
  • caarpace
  • caraapce
  • carapacce
  • carapaec
  • carapcae
  • carappace
  • carpaace
  • carrapace
  • ccarapace
  • craapace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acrapace2caarpace2caraapce2carapacce1carapaec2carapcae2carappace1carpaace2
Edit distance from "carapace"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carapace"?
"carapace" is spelled C-A-R-A-P-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁa.pas\.
What does "carapace" mean?
As a noun, "carapace" means: Sorte de cuirasse qui couvre le dos de la tortue.
What words are commonly confused with "carapace"?
"carapace" is commonly confused with "caravane". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carapace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carapace" is \ka.ʁa.pas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carapace" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

casseurs#19,472celtique#19,474brassard#19,461bouillie#19,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chômeur11 variantsbailleurs11 variantscontrée11 variantscratère11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list