# Cara

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #16,428

## Definitions
1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
20th-century English coinage from Italian cara (“dear”) or Irish cara (“friend”).

## Easily confused with
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cr)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cat)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cry)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cia)
- **cha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cha)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cas)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cpr)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cor)
- **CBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cba)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cpa)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-csr)
- **CFA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cfa)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-coa)
- **CFR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cfr)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cma)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-crm)
- **CDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cdr)
- **CCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-cca)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acra`, `caar`, `carra`, `ccara`, `craa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cara