carear
[kaɾeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“carear” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poner a una o varias personas en presencia de otra u otras, con objeto de apurar la verdad de dichos o hechos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kaɾeˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carear is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾeˈaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Poner a una o varias personas en presencia de otra u otras, con objeto de apurar la verdad de dichos o hechos.
- 2Dirigir el ganado hacia alguna parte.
- 3Dar la última mano a la cara del pan de azúcar para limpiarle el barro de la purga.
- 4Cotejar una cosa con otra.
- 5Oxear, espantar.
- 6Pacer o pastar el ganado.
- 7Verse las personas para algún negocio.
- 8Ponerse resueltamente cara a cara dos o más personas a fin de resolver algún asunto desagradable para cualquiera de ellas.
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.
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Using “carear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaɾeˈaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.