carotte

\ka.ʁɔt\

/\ka.ʁɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“carotte” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,533 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#13,533
frequency rank, French
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante potagère du genre Daucus de la famille des Apiaceae, (Apiacées) — anciennement Ombellifères —, à racine pivotante et charnue, douce, sucrée, comestible.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

carotte vs carte
71% similar
carotte vs cotte
71% similar
carotte vs croûte
71% similar

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

Key facts for carotte
PropertyValue
Headwordcarotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʁɔt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,533
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carotte” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). carotte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for carotte is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.ʁɔt\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,533 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for carotte, with forms such as "acrotte", "caortte", and "carote". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "carte", "cotte", "croûte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is carotte, spelled C-A-R-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante potagère du genre Daucus de la famille des Apiaceae, (Apiacées) — anciennement Ombellifères —, à racine pivotante et charnue, douce, sucrée, comestible.
  2. 2
    Légume racine constitué de la racine de Daucus carota en particulier la sous espèce sativus qui se mange crue ou cuite.
  3. 3
    Nom donné à différentes Apiaceae du genre Daucus (autres que Daucus carotta), et des genres Amni, Athamantha, Cicuta, etc. dont certaines peuvent être toxiques.
  4. 4
    Tour par lequel on subtilise de l’argent à quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Appât, par analogie avec ce que l’on montre à l’âne pour le faire avancer.
  6. 6
    Prélèvement de forme cylindrique.
  7. 7
    Trou formé par ce prélèvement.
  8. 8
    Objet ayant la forme allongée d’une carotte.
  9. 9
    Saxophone soprano, qui peut ne pas être coudé.
  10. 10
    Paquet de tabac à priser ou à chiquer ayant une forme biconique.
  11. 11
    Enseigne rouge de forme fuselée signalant un bureau de tabac. Cette enseigne rappelle la forme des paquets de tabacs, en gros, biconiques du début du XXᵉ siècle.
  12. 12
    Arnaque à l’achat.
  13. 13
    Jeu d’enfants.
  14. 14
    Récompense ; motivation.
  15. 15
    Surplus de matière plastique restant attaché à la pièce qui vient d’être démoulée.

Synonyms

pastenadepastonade

This word in other languages

carrot(English)zanahoria(Español)Karotte(Deutsch)cenoura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrotte,caortte,carote,carotet,carrotte,cartote,ccarotte,craotte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carotte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrotte2caortte2carote1carotet2carrotte1cartote2ccarotte1craotte2
Edit distance from "carotte"

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 "carotte"?
"carotte" is spelled C-A-R-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁɔt\.
What does "carotte" mean?
As a noun, "carotte" means: Plante potagère du genre Daucus de la famille des Apiaceae, (Apiacées) — anciennement Ombellifères —, à racine pivotante et charnue, douce, sucrée, comestible.
What words are commonly confused with "carotte"?
"carotte" is commonly confused with "carte", "cotte", "croûte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carotte" is \ka.ʁɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carotte" come from?
"carotte" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “carotte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-O-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.ʁɔt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “carte” - see the side-by-side comparison. carotte vs carte
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list