career
/kəˈɹɪə/
The verdict
“career” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,771 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,771
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carrera.
Corpus desk
Index ES-career · career · Spanish
career · rank #81,771 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,771
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 77,812
- PHOTO-FINISH carcelarias
Nearest frequency peer: carcelarias (-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 “career”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- capitaneada
capitaneada
18,233 corpus weight
- carcelarias
carcelarias
18,231 corpus weight
- career
career
18,230 corpus weight
- Caris
Caris
18,229 corpus weight
- carraca
carraca
18,228 corpus weight
- carísima
carísima
18,227 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “career” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | career |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈɹɪə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “career” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
career is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,771 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈɹɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for career, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is career, spelled C-A-R-E-E-R.
Definition
- 1Carrera.
- 2Éxito profesional.
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.