caricia

[kaˈɾisja]

/[kaˈɾisja]/ noun

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The verdict

“caricia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,548. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,548
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Demostración de afecto o benevolencia, en especial la que implica un roce físico

Corpus desk

Index ES-caricia · caricia · Spanish

caricia · rank #25,548 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,548
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cardiaco

Nearest frequency peer: cardiaco (-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 “caricia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caricia” 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).

caricia vs carita
71% similar
caricia vs crecía
57% similar
caricia vs carina
71% similar

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

Key facts for caricia
PropertyValue
Headwordcaricia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈɾisja]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,548
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caricia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cariciacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cardiaco” (#25,547), “carruaje” (#25,549), “capturan” (#25,546). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caricia” va en #25,548. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around caricia (IPA [kaˈɾisja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,548 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for caricia, with forms such as "acricia", "caircia", and "carciia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "carita", "crecía", "carina", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 caricia, spelled C-A-R-I-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Demostración de afecto o benevolencia, en especial la que implica un roce físico
  2. 2
    Por extensión, fenómeno físico cualquiera que provoca sensación de bienestar y agrado

Synonyms

carantoñacariñomimomimo

This word in other languages

caress(English)caresse(Français)Liebkosung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acricia
  • caircia
  • carciia
  • caricai
  • cariccia
  • cariica
  • carisia
  • carricia
  • ccaricia
  • craicia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caricia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acricia2caircia2carciia2caricai2cariccia1cariica2carisia1carricia1
Edit distance from "caricia"

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 "caricia"?
"caricia" is spelled C-A-R-I-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈɾisja].
What does "caricia" mean?
As a noun, "caricia" means: Demostración de afecto o benevolencia, en especial la que implica un roce físico
What words are commonly confused with "caricia"?
"caricia" is commonly confused with "carita", "crecía", "carina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caricia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caricia" is [kaˈɾisja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caricia" come from?
"caricia" 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 "caricia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

century#25,552campiña#25,542cercado#25,554brechas#25,538

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

capillas10 variantscolecta10 variantsbancar10 variantsapuntas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list