Which to use
“cara” is a noun and “casará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #444
- “cara” frequency rank
- #48,879
- “casará” frequency rank
- 49323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cara | casará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de casar o de casarse. |
Where the eye mixes cara and casará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cara and casará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cara is [ˈkaɾa] while casará is [kasaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cara is recorded at frequency rank #444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾa]. casará is at rank #48,879, tagged as averb, pronounced [kasaˈɾa].
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 49323, this pair ranks #109,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cara vs casará
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cara": -. Private to "casará": sá.
"cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "casará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cara ← acra · caar · carra · ccara · craa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cara" for "casará" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cara" or "casará" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cara" and "casará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagaba vs casará". 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 #109,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.