caer

[kaˈeɾ]

/[kaˈeɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“caer” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,628) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,628
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moverse de arriba hacia abajo por efecto de la fuerza de gravedad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caer · caer · Spanish

caer · rank #1,628 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,628
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH aspectos

Nearest frequency peer: aspectos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “caer”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “caer” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

caer vs ce
50% similar
caer vs che
50% similar
caer vs can
50% similar

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

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

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “caer”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.caercae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aspectos” (#1,627), “compañero” (#1,629), “artistas” (#1,626). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caer” va en #1,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for caer is neighbouring look-alikes ("ce", "che", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [kaˈeɾ]. Frequency #1,628 among 8,288 “C” headwords. 22 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for caer, with forms such as "caerr", "ccaer", and "cear". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ce", "che", "can", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is caer, spelled C-A-E-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En otoño caen las hojas.
  2. Los libros de geometría caen en la sección de matemáticas.

Synonyms

colgarinclinarsependerdesprendersesoltarsecorresponderincluirdecaerdar

This word in other languages

drop(English)tomber(Français)fallen(Deutsch)cair(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caerr
  • ccaer
  • cear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

caerr1ccaer1cear2
Edit distance from "caer"

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

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list