carambola
[ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.la], Plural: [ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.las]
The verdict
“carambola” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #62,684 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,684
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fruto produzido pela caramboleira (Averrhoa carambola), saboroso e com propriedades medicinais
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carambola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.la], Plural: [ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.las] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carambola” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for carambola is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.la], Plural: [ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.las]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,684 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for carambola, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is carambola, spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1fruto produzido pela caramboleira (Averrhoa carambola), saboroso e com propriedades medicinais
- 2caramboleira
- 3bola vermelha de bilhar
- 4roleta de madeira em forma de cruzeta de dois lados para puxar água de cacimba
Synonyms
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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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “carambola”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.la], Plural: [ka.rɐ̃ŋ.ˈbɔ.las] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.