de cara
The verdict
“de cara” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de maneira que ocorre ao primeiro contato, à primeira interação, à primeira vista
Corpus desk
Index PT-de-cara · de cara · Portuguese
de cara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de cara |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “de cara” em português
Rare enough to double-check
de cara is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de maneira que ocorre ao primeiro contato, à primeira interação, à primeira vista".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for de cara, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is de cara, spelled D-E- -C-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1de maneira que ocorre ao primeiro contato, à primeira interação, à primeira vista
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de cara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ela disse que de cara já achou estranho.
De cara ela já gostou, me disse.
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.