Which to use
“cara” and “cord” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,125
- “cara” frequency rank
- #36,862
- “cord” frequency rank
- 64987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cara | cord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Freund | längliches aus etwas zusammengedrehtes Ding, das beispielsweise als Gürtel getragen wird |
Where the eye mixes cara and cord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cara (CVCV) and cord (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cara with cord
A purely visual mix-up. cara ([karə]) and cord ([kɔː(r)d]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64987, 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]. cord is at rank #36,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔː(r)d].
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 64987, this pair ranks #622,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cara vs cord
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cara": a. Private to "cord": do.
"cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cara" and "cord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cara" vs "cord" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cara" and "cord" 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 "cord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #622,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cara" and "cord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs cord". 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 #622,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.