carear

[kaɾeˈaɾ]

/[kaɾeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“carear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner a una o varias personas en presencia de otra u otras, con objeto de apurar la verdad de dichos o hechos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carear · carear · Spanish

carear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for carear
PropertyValue
Headwordcarear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaɾeˈaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “carear” en español

carearqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kaɾeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carear, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is carear, spelled C-A-R-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner a una o varias personas en presencia de otra u otras, con objeto de apurar la verdad de dichos o hechos.
  2. 2
    Dirigir el ganado hacia alguna parte.
  3. 3
    Dar la última mano a la cara del pan de azúcar para limpiarle el barro de la purga.
  4. 4
    Cotejar una cosa con otra.
  5. 5
    Oxear, espantar.
  6. 6
    Pacer o pastar el ganado.
  7. 7
    Verse las personas para algún negocio.
  8. 8
    Ponerse resueltamente cara a cara dos o más personas a fin de resolver algún asunto desagradable para cualquiera de ellas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «Si es Muñoz Rocha, ¿no habría que carear al teniente coronel Chávez con el autor del anónimo y traer a testimoniar a los otros participantes del entierro macabro, empezando por el médico de acento extranjero que, según el anónimo, cortó el cadáver?».

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carear"?
"carear" is spelled C-A-R-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾeˈaɾ].
What does "carear" mean?
As a verb, "carear" means: Poner a una o varias personas en presencia de otra u otras, con objeto de apurar la verdad de dichos o hechos.
How do you pronounce "carear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carear" is [kaɾeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carear" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list