Cabrera

name

"cabrera" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cabrera” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #27,393 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#27,393
frequency rank, English
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Spanish.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Cabrera vs carer
57% similar
Cabrera vs camera
57% similar
Cabrera vs Carrera
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Cabrera
PropertyValue
HeadwordCabrera
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,393
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cabrera” sits in English 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). Cabrera 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 English entry for Cabrera is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #27,393 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cabrera, with forms such as "acbrera", "cabbrera", and "caberra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "carer", "camera", "Carrera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish Cabrera, from Catalan. The correct English form is Cabrera, spelled C-A-B-R-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
  2. 2
    A town and municipality of Sumipaz province, Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
  3. 3
    A town and municipality of Santander department, Colombia.
  4. 4
    A town and municipality of María Trinidad Sánchez province, Dominican Republic.
  5. 5
    An uninhabited island of the Balearic Islands, Spain, off the coast of Mallorca.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cabrera, from Catalan.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acbrera,cabbrera,caberra,cabrear,cabrerra,cabrrea,cabrrera,carbera,cbarera,ccabrera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cabrera - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acbrera2cabbrera1caberra2cabrear2cabrerra1cabrrea2cabrrera1carbera2
Edit distance from "Cabrera"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cabrera"?
"Cabrera" is spelled C-A-B-R-E-R-A.
What does "Cabrera" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cabrera" means: A surname from Spanish.
What words are commonly confused with "Cabrera"?
"Cabrera" is commonly confused with "carer", "camera", "Carrera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Cabrera"?
Borrowed from Spanish Cabrera, from Catalan. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Cabrera”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-A-B-R-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “carer” - see the side-by-side comparison. Cabrera vs carer
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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