carocha

/kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/

//kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ// noun

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The verdict

“carocha” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #82,725 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#82,725
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - besouro

Key facts for carocha
PropertyValue
Headwordcarocha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carocha” sits in Portuguese 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). carocha 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 Portuguese entry for carocha is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #82,725 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.

No generated misspelling entries exist for carocha in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is carocha, spelled C-A-R-O-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    besouro
  2. 2
    barata
  3. 3
    um tipo de chapéu utilizado durante a inquisição espanhola
  4. 4
    primeira fatia em forma de calote de um pão redondo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carocha"?
"carocha" is spelled C-A-R-O-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/.
What does "carocha" mean?
As a noun, "carocha" means: besouro
How do you pronounce "carocha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carocha" is /kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carocha" come from?
"carocha" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “carocha”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-O-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kaˈɾɔ.ʃɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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