cara a cara
[ˈkaɾa a ˈkaɾa]
The verdict
“cara a cara” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ante la presencia de alguien o algo, directamente, uno frente a otro en persona.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cara-a-cara · cara a cara · Spanish
cara a cara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cara a cara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾa a ˈkaɾa] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cara a cara” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cara a cara is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈkaɾa a ˈkaɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cara a cara in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cara a cara, spelled C-A-R-A- -A- -C-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Ante la presencia de alguien o algo, directamente, uno frente a otro en persona.
- 2(Por extensión) Frente a algo difícil o de modo muy cercano, personal, súbito o inquietante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cara a cara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quedaré satisfecho con mirarte cara a cara
Quedó helado, frío, impactado, sorprendido, allí estaba de nuevo cara a cara con la muerte, se repetía el duelo mortal
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.