# cari vs cariño

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### cari
*adjective · IPA [ˈkaɾi] · frequency rank #35,929*
De color entre gris y pardo.

### cariño
*noun · IPA [kaˈɾiɲo] · frequency rank #2,198*
Sentimiento de afecto o amor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/cari-vs-carino