Carra
"carra" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Carra” is uncommon English (frequency #96,837 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,837
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-carra · Carra · English
Carra · rank #96,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,837
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Carillo
Nearest frequency peer: Carillo (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Carra”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- camming
camming
3,172 corpus weight
- Candia
Candia
3,170 corpus weight
- Carillo
Carillo
3,165 corpus weight
- Carra
Carra
3,164 corpus weight
- Catford
Catford
3,160 corpus weight
- centum
centum
3,156 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Carra” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Carra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,837 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Carra” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Carra is uncommon English at frequency #96,837 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
Carra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: As an Italian surname, from carra (“rock, stone”) (probably related to English crag). As a Spanish surname, from carra (“narrow path”). The correct English form is Carra, spelled C-A-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
As an Italian surname, from carra (“rock, stone”) (probably related to English crag). As a Spanish surname, from carra (“narrow path”).
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).