caricias

[kaˈɾisjas]

/[kaˈɾisjas]/ noun

The verdict

“caricias” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,895
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de caricia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-caricias · caricias · Spanish

caricias · rank #17,895 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,895
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caricaturas

Nearest frequency peer: caricaturas (-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 “caricias”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caricias” 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).

caricias vs caritas
75% similar
caricias vs Caracas
63% similar
caricias vs carecía
63% similar

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

Key facts for caricias
PropertyValue
Headwordcaricias
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈɾisjas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,895
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “caricias”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cariciascae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “caricaturas” (#17,894), “carnicero” (#17,896), “cargan” (#17,893). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “caricias” va en #17,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around caricias (IPA [kaˈɾisjas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,895 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de caricia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for caricias, with forms such as "acricias", "caircias", and "carciias". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "caritas", "Caracas", "carecía", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 caricias, spelled C-A-R-I-C-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de caricia.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acricias
  • caircias
  • carciias
  • caricais
  • cariccias
  • cariciass
  • caricisa
  • cariicas
  • carisias
  • carricias
  • ccaricias
  • craicias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caricias - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acricias2caircias2carciias2caricais2cariccias1cariciass1caricisa2cariicas2
Edit distance from "caricias"

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 "caricias"?
"caricias" is spelled C-A-R-I-C-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈɾisjas].
What does "caricias" mean?
As a noun, "caricias" means: Forma del plural de caricia.
What words are commonly confused with "caricias"?
"caricias" is commonly confused with "caritas", "Caracas", "carecía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caricias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caricias" is [kaˈɾisjas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caricias" come from?
"caricias" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list