chara

/ʃaˈɾa/

//ʃaˈɾa// noun

The verdict

“chara” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,675 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,675
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lana.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chara · chara · Spanish

chara · rank #84,675 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,675
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chaqueños

Nearest frequency peer: chaqueños (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chara”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chara” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chara
PropertyValue
Headwordchara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃaˈɾa/
Letters5
Frequency rank#84,675
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “chara” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).characae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chaqueños” (#84,674), “chaya” (#84,676), “cesantes” (#84,672). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chara” va en #84,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chara is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,675 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃaˈɾa/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lana.".

No misspelling variants are generated for chara in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is chara, spelled C-H-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lana.

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 "chara"?
"chara" is spelled C-H-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃaˈɾa/.
What does "chara" mean?
As a noun, "chara" means: Lana.
How do you pronounce "chara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chara" is /ʃaˈɾa/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chara" come from?
"chara" 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 "chara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list