cara
[ˈkaɾa]
The verdict
“cara” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #444
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cara · cara · Spanish
cara · rank #444 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #444
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH calle
Nearest frequency peer: calle (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “cara”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tuvo
tuvo
99,560 corpus weight
- zona
zona
99,559 corpus weight
- calle
calle
99,558 corpus weight
- cara
cara
99,557 corpus weight
- línea
línea
99,556 corpus weight
- mundial
mundial
99,555 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cara” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #444 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cara” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around cara (IPA [ˈkaɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #444 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cara, with forms such as "acra", "caar", and "carra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cat", "cha", "cas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cara, spelled C-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca.
- 2Superficie exterior de un poliedro.
- 3En general, cada una de las superficies de un objeto sólido.
- 4Gesto o expresión que adopta el rostro para indicar el ánimo.
- 5Cada una de las fachadas de un edificio.
- 6Aspecto que en general ofrece una situación o asunto.
- 7Descaro en el comportamiento o actitud.
- 8Haz principal de una moneda, que lleva muchas veces la efigie de una figura histórica o alegórica.
- 9Lado de un polígono.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Don Diego tiene los ojos // hinchados, la cara pálida, // la calva testa sin toca // y la cintura sin daga.
Un poliedro es un cuerpo tridimensional limitado por regiones poligonales, denominadas caras. Los lados de cada cara se llaman aristas y sus vértices reciben el nombre de vértices del poliedro.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acra
- caar
- carra
- ccara
- craa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cara - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cara", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "cara". Here's where to go from here.
- "cara" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cat". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #444 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.