caridad

/[kaɾiˈð̞að̞]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,182

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

caridad is aSpanishnoun. It means: Actitud de solidaridad hacia los sufrimientos ajenos. Pronounced [kaɾiˈð̞að̞]. It ranks #5,182 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with carita and cuidad.

Key facts for caridad
PropertyValue
Headwordcaridad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾiˈð̞að̞]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,182
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of caridad in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for caridad is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɾiˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,182 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for caridad, with forms such as "acridad", "cairdad", and "cardiad". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "carita", "cuidad", "carina", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is caridad, spelled C-A-R-I-D-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Actitud de solidaridad hacia los sufrimientos ajenos.
  2. 2
    Disposición de clemencia o piedad que uno puede tener hacia algo o alguien.
  3. 3
    Limosna o auxilio que se le da al necesitado.
  4. 4
    Piedad, visto como virtud cristiana.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acridad,cairdad,cardiad,cariadd,caridadd,caridda,cariddad,carridad,ccaridad,craidad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for caridad

Misspelling Variants of "caridad"

acridad7cairdad7cardiad7cariadd7caridadd8caridda7cariddad8carridad8
Misspelling Variants of "caridad"

Frequency rank: #5,182 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caridad"?
"caridad" is spelled C-A-R-I-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾiˈð̞að̞].
What does "caridad" mean?
As a noun, "caridad" means: Actitud de solidaridad hacia los sufrimientos ajenos.
What words are commonly confused with "caridad"?
"caridad" is commonly confused with "carita", "cuidad", "carina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caridad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caridad" is [kaɾiˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caridad" come from?
"caridad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.