cara

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The verdict

“cara” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#195
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em direção a, para, contra

Corpus desk

Index PT-cara · cara · Portuguese

cara · rank #195 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #195
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paulo

Nearest frequency peer: Paulo (+2 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “cara”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “cara” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cara vs cor
50% similar
cara vs chá
25% similar
cara vs cat
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cara
PropertyValue
Headwordcara
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPreposition
Letters4
Frequency rank#195
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “cara” fica na frequência do português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).caracai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Paulo” (#197), “tipo” (#192), “primeira” (#191). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cara, apreposition. Corpus frequency is #195 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "em direção a, para, contra".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cara, with forms such as "acra", "caar", and "carra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "chá", "cat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is cara, spelled C-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    em direção a, para, contra

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Vamos indo cara a Crunha".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acra
  • caar
  • carra
  • ccara
  • craa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cara - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acra2caar2carra1ccara1craa2
Edit distance from "cara"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cara"?
"cara" is spelled C-A-R-A.
What does "cara" mean?
As a preposition, "cara" means: em direção a, para, contra
What words are commonly confused with "cara"?
"cara" is commonly confused with "cor", "chá", "cat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cara" come from?
"cara" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tipo#192lado#199meio#190duas#188

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

após5 variantsdeve5 variantsfoto5 variantspaís5 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "cara". Here's where to go from here.

  • "cara" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cor". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #195 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list