dar en cara
[ˈd̪aɾ ẽŋ ˈkaɾa]
The verdict
“dar en cara” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reprender, reconvenir, reprochar o presionar a alguien recordándole algo censurable que ha hecho o un beneficio concedido en el pasado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dar-en-cara · dar en cara · Spanish
dar en cara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dar en cara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪aɾ ẽŋ ˈkaɾa] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dar en cara” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dar en cara is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈd̪aɾ ẽŋ ˈkaɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reprender, reconvenir, reprochar o presionar a alguien recordándole algo censurable que ha hecho o un beneficio concedido en el pasado.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dar en cara in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dar en cara, spelled D-A-R- -E-N- -C-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Reprender, reconvenir, reprochar o presionar a alguien recordándole algo censurable que ha hecho o un beneficio concedido en el pasado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dar en cara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y con ásperas e injuriosas palabras le dio en cara con los beneficios y las honras que le había hecho
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.