carrera
[kaˈreɾa]
The verdict
“carrera” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #682 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #682
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Competición atlética consistente en recorrer una distancia determinada en un tiempo inferior al empleado por los demás participantes.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carrera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈreɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carrera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for carrera is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈreɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #682 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for carrera, with forms such as "acrrera", "carera", and "carerra". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "correr", "correa", "casera", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is carrera, spelled C-A-R-R-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Competición atlética consistente en recorrer una distancia determinada en un tiempo inferior al empleado por los demás participantes.
- 2Vía suficientemente amplia como para que puedan circular carros.
- 3Avenida generalmente en sentido norte-sur y viceversa, en oposición a la calle (en sentido oriente - occidente y viceversa).
- 4Recorrido o trayectoria de un objeto que se desplaza.
- 5Trayectoria profesional de una persona.
- 6Programa de estudios que conduce a la obtención de un título universitario.
- 7Cada servicio o recorrido que hace un taxi u otro vehículo de servicio público.
- 8Llegada al plato o goma₂ que marca la anotación de un punto, sea desde la tercera base, o pasando por todas de una sola bateada.
- 9En las medias: Roto a lo largo de la pierna.
- 10Recorrido y actividad de las prostitutas.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acrrera,carera,carerra,carrear,carrerra,carrrea,ccarrera,crarera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carrera - 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.
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.
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Using “carrera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-R-R-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈreɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “correr” - see the side-by-side comparison. carrera vs correr
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.