Kare

/kɛɚ/

//kɛɚ// name

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"kare" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kare” is uncommon English (frequency #60,211 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,211
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname

Corpus desk

Index EN-kare · Kare · English

Kare · rank #60,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,211
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kantor

Nearest frequency peer: Kantor (-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 “Kare”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Kare” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kare
PropertyValue
HeadwordKare
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/kɛɚ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Kare” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Karefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Kantor” (#60,210), “Kamchatka” (#60,208), “Keighley” (#60,214). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “Kare” is #60,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kare is uncommon English at frequency #60,211 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /kɛɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Kare doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Kare, spelled K-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname
  2. 2
    A surname
  3. 3
    A surname

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 "Kare"?
"Kare" is spelled K-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kɛɚ/.
What does "Kare" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kare" means: A surname
How do you pronounce "Kare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kare" is /kɛɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kare" come from?
"Kare" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kone#60,218Krav#60,220Kyla#60,223Jase#60,196

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list