caer

/[kaˈeɾ]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,628

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

caer is aSpanishverb. It means: Moverse de arriba hacia abajo por efecto de la fuerza de gravedad. Pronounced [kaˈeɾ]. It ranks #1,628 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ce and che.

Key facts for caer
PropertyValue
Headwordcaer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈeɾ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,628
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of caer in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for caer is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈeɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,628 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 3 documented wrong-spelling variants for caer, with forms such as "caerr", "ccaer", and "cear". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ce", "che", "can", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is caer, spelled C-A-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moverse de arriba hacia abajo por efecto de la fuerza de gravedad.
  2. 2
    Ir al suelo por haber perdido el equilibrio.
  3. 3
    Descender ligeramente por efecto del propio peso.
  4. 4
    Liberarse o soltarse una cosa de donde estaba sujeta.
  5. 5
    Arrojarse a los pies de alguien en un gesto de sumisión para conseguir un favor o perdón.
  6. 6
    Arrojarse de pronto sobre el enemigo.
  7. 7
    Ir en determinada categoría.
  8. 8
    Recibir algo inesperadamente o al azar.
  9. 9
    Recibir a alguien inesperadamente, generalmente con poco agrado.
  10. 10
    Meterse alguien inesperadamente en una mala situación.
  11. 11
    Perder vitalidad, fuerza o poder.
  12. 12
    Disminuir en cantidad o valor.
  13. 13
    Llegar a su fin y desaparecer.
  14. 14
    Alcanzar a entender.
  15. 15
    Ser vencido.
  16. 16
    Perder la vida.
  17. 17
    Tener una ubicación espacial.
  18. 18
    Tener una ubicación temporal.
  19. 19
    Llegar a una cita o reunión donde se le espera.
  20. 20
    Disminuir el colorido de una prenda o de un objeto.
  21. 21
    Poder ocurrir, estar dentro de lo posible.
  22. 22
    Dicho de una persona: Dar su consentimiento para tener una relación amorosa o sexual.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: caerr,ccaer,cear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for caer

Misspelling Variants of "caer"

caerr5ccaer5cear4
Misspelling Variants of "caer"

Frequency rank: #1,628 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caer"?
"caer" is spelled C-A-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈeɾ].
What does "caer" mean?
As a verb, "caer" means: Moverse de arriba hacia abajo por efecto de la fuerza de gravedad.
What words are commonly confused with "caer"?
"caer" is commonly confused with "ce", "che", "can". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caer" is [kaˈeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caer" come from?
"caer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.