Which to use
“cámara” and “cara” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #845
- “cámara” frequency rank
- #444
- “cara” frequency rank
- 1289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cámara | cara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes estáticas. | En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca. |
Where the eye mixes cámara and cara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cámara runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cara's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cámara vs cara
A purely visual mix-up. cámara ([ˈkamaɾa]) and cara ([ˈkaɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cámara is recorded at frequency rank #845, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkamaɾa]. cara is at rank #444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1289, this pair ranks #322,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cámara vs cara
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cámara": má. Private to "cara": -.
"cámara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cara ← acra · caar · carra · ccara · craa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cámara" and "cara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cámara" or "cara" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cámara" and "cara" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cámara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cámara" and "cara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cara vs ceba". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #322,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.