caravscoreConfusable pair

Which to use

“cara” and “core” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,125
“cara” frequency rank
#15,059
“core” frequency rank
43184
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cara core
Definition Freund Kern

Letter map: cara vs core

Shared letters muted; letters that set cara and core apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
cara
4 ch
core

Spelling & dictionary notes on cara vs core

cara and core are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43184, 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]. core is at rank #15,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 43184, this pair ranks #1,426,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cara vs core

Shared letters: cr. Private to "cara": a. Private to "core": eo.

"cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "core" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caraacra · caar · carra · ccara · craa
  • coreccore · coer · corre · croe · ocre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cara" and "core" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "cara" or "core"?
"core" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,059 in our German list, against #28,125 for "cara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "cara" vs "core" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "core" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,426,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cara" and "core" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cara vs carr". 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 #1,426,043 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list