Which to use
“cara” and “clava” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #444
- “cara” frequency rank
- #24,423
- “clava” frequency rank
- 24867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cara | clava |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca. | Palo toscamente labrado, como de un metro de largo, que va aumentando de diámetro desde la empuñadura hasta el extremo opuesto. |
Where the eye mixes cara and clava
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cara with clava
A purely visual mix-up. cara ([ˈkaɾa]) and clava ([ˈklaβ̞a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cara is recorded at frequency rank #444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾa]. clava is at rank #24,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaβ̞a].
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 24867, this pair ranks #239,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cara vs clava
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cara": r. Private to "clava": lv.
"cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clava" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cara" and "clava" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cara" vs "clava" - which ranks higher?
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 "clava" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cara" and "clava" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clava vs Cova". 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 #239,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.