noun · #431
letter; menu
Example: La carta llegó ayer.
The letter arrived yesterday.
Spanish → English
la carta
la carta is Spanish for letter; menu.
What la carta means
How common is it?
la carta is ranked #431 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to la carta — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el móvil — mobile phone
- el ordenador — computer
- el mensaje — message
- el periódico — newspaper
- la llave — key
- la bolsa — bag
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22