# carina vs cariño

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### carina
*adjective · IPA [kaˈriːna] · frequency rank #40,177*
Forma del femenino singular de carino.

### 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/carina-vs-carino