Which to use
“cara” and “char” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,125
- “cara” frequency rank
- #31,983
- “char” frequency rank
- 60108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cara | char |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Freund | Fuder, Fuhre, Karren, Wagen, Fuhrwerk, Förderwagen, Hund, Hunt, Laufkatze |
Where the eye mixes cara and char
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cara vs char
A purely visual mix-up. cara ([karə]) and char ([ʃaʁ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cara is recorded at frequency rank #28,125, classified as anoun, pronounced [karə]. char is at rank #31,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃaʁ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60108, this pair ranks #799,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cara vs char
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cara": -. Private to "char": h.
"cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "char" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cara" and "char" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "char" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #799,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cara" and "char" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs char". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #799,277 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.