jacara

\ʒa.ka.ʁa\

/\ʒa.ka.ʁa\/ noun

The verdict

“jacara” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reptile du genre caïman commun en Amazonie (Argentine, Brésil, Bolivie, Paraguay).

Corpus desk

Index FR-jacara · jacara · French

jacara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for jacara
PropertyValue
Headwordjacara
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒa.ka.ʁa\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jacara » en français

jacaran'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jacara is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒa.ka.ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reptile du genre caïman commun en Amazonie (Argentine, Brésil, Bolivie, Paraguay).".

No misspelling variants are generated for jacara in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jacara, spelled J-A-C-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reptile du genre caïman commun en Amazonie (Argentine, Brésil, Bolivie, Paraguay).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jacara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le Jacara est une espèce de crocodile , ou plutôt de gros lézard.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jacara"?
"jacara" is spelled J-A-C-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒa.ka.ʁa\.
What does "jacara" mean?
As a noun, "jacara" means: Reptile du genre caïman commun en Amazonie (Argentine, Brésil, Bolivie, Paraguay).
How do you pronounce "jacara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jacara" is \ʒa.ka.ʁa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jacara" come from?
"jacara" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list