chakravsClaraConfusable pair

Quick tell: chakra is a noun, Clara is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chakra” is a noun and “Clara” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,240
“chakra” frequency rank
#1,565
“Clara” frequency rank
42805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chakra Clara
Definition Centros de energía que, según el hinduismo, están situados en el cuerpo humano. Nombre de pila de mujer.

Where the eye mixes chakra and Clara

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
chakra
5 ch
Clara

Why the eye confuses chakra with Clara

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chakra is [ˈt͡ʃakɾa] while Clara is [ˈklaɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chakra is recorded at frequency rank #41,240, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃakɾa]. Clara is at rank #1,565, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈklaɾa].

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 42805, this pair ranks #146,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chakra vs Clara

Shared letters: acr. Private to "chakra": hk. Private to "Clara": l.

"chakra" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chakracahkra · cchakra · chakar · chakkra · chakrra · charka · chhakra · chkara
  • Claracalra · cclara · claar · clarra · cllara · clraa · lcara

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chakra" for "Clara" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chakra" is a noun and "Clara" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "chakra" vs "Clara" - which ranks higher?
"Clara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,565 in our Spanish list, against #41,240 for "chakra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chakra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Clara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chakra" and "Clara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chakra vs Charo". 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 #146,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list