Which to use
“cara” and “cría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #444
- “cara” frequency rank
- #9,270
- “cría” frequency rank
- 9714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cara | cría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca. | Acción o efecto de criar. |
Where the eye mixes cara and cría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cara (CVCV) and cría (CCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cara and cría
A purely visual mix-up. cara ([ˈkaɾa]) and cría ([ˈkɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cara is recorded at frequency rank #444, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaɾa]. cría is at rank #9,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾia].
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 9714, this pair ranks #301,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cara vs cría
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cara": -. Private to "cría": í.
"cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cría" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cara ← acra · caar · carra · ccara · craa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cara" for "cría" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cara" vs "cría" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cara" and "cría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cara" and "cría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cría". 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 #301,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.