carey

[kaˈɾej]

/[kaˈɾej]/ noun

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The verdict

“carey” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,690
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Eretmochelys imbricata) Gran tortuga marina que habita arrecifes coralinos en las aguas tropicales de todo el globo. Alcanza los 80 kg de peso y más de un metro de largo, con un distintivo caparaz...

Corpus desk

Index ES-carey · carey · Spanish

carey · rank #31,690 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,690
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH carbonato

Nearest frequency peer: carbonato (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “carey”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “carey” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

carey vs cry
60% similar
carey vs creo
60% similar
carey vs cree
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for carey
PropertyValue
Headwordcarey
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈɾej]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,690
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “carey”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.careycae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “carbonato” (#31,689), “caradura” (#31,688), “casen” (#31,692). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carey” va en #31,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around carey (IPA [kaˈɾej]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,690 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for carey, with forms such as "acrey", "caery", and "careyy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cry", "creo", "cree", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is carey, spelled C-A-R-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Eretmochelys imbricata) Gran tortuga marina que habita arrecifes coralinos en las aguas tropicales de todo el globo. Alcanza los 80 kg de peso y más de un metro de largo, con un distintivo caparazón cordiforme y un patrón de color amarillo orlando los escudos del espaldar. Tiene la cabeza elongada, con morro en forma de pico y las patas palmeadas con dos garras por pie. Capturada por sus huevos y su caparazón, está en grave riesgo de extinción.
  2. 2
    Material córneo, obtenido de las placas del caparazón de esta tortuga, y apreciado para la fabricación de objetos de decoración.

Synonyms

caraycaray

This word in other languages

hawksbill turtle(English)tortue imbriquée(Français)Schildpatt(Deutsch)tartaruga(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrey
  • caery
  • careyy
  • carrey
  • carye
  • ccarey
  • craey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carey - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acrey2caery2careyy1carrey1carye2ccarey1craey2
Edit distance from "carey"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carey"?
"carey" is spelled C-A-R-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈɾej].
What does "carey" mean?
As a noun, "carey" means: (Eretmochelys imbricata) Gran tortuga marina que habita arrecifes coralinos en las aguas tropicales de todo el globo. Alcanza los 80 kg de peso y más de un metro de largo, con un distintivo caparaz...
What words are commonly confused with "carey"?
"carey" is commonly confused with "cry", "creo", "cree". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carey" is [kaˈɾej]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carey" come from?
"carey" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carey", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

casen#31,692ceiba#31,695Caleb#31,683azote#31,658

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

acceda7 variantsYves7 variantsestad7 variantstitle7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list