kara

/ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/

//ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ// adj

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The verdict

“kara” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,604. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,604
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - querido, amado

Corpus desk

Index PT-kara · kara · Portuguese

kara · rank #15,604 · 5 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,604
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH lacuna

Nearest frequency peer: lacuna (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “kara”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “kara” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

kara vs kat
50% similar
kara vs kia
50% similar
kara vs Karl
50% similar

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

Key facts for kara
PropertyValue
Headwordkara
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,604
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “kara”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lacuna” (#15,606), “leucemia” (#15,610), “indeterminado” (#15,595). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kara” fica em #15,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around kara (IPA /ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,604 among 95 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for kara, with forms such as "akra", "kaar", and "karra". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "kat", "kia", "Karl", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is kara, spelled K-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    querido, amado
  2. 2
    caro, estimado, valioso;
  3. 3
    caro, custoso:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ho, mia kara amiko!
  2. Tio estis tro kara.

Synonyms

amatagrandvaloramultekosta

Antonyms

malkara

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akra
  • kaar
  • karra
  • kkara
  • kraa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kara - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

akra2kaar2karra1kkara1kraa2
Edit distance from "kara"

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 "kara"?
"kara" is spelled K-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/.
What does "kara" mean?
As an adjective, "kara" means: querido, amado
What words are commonly confused with "kara"?
"kara" is commonly confused with "kat", "kia", "Karl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kara" is /ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kara" come from?
"kara" is a Portuguese 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list