Which to use
“kara” and “klara” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,604
- “kara” frequency rank
- #42,074
- “klara” frequency rank
- 57678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kara | klara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | querido, amado | claro, nítido, distinto, límpido, lúcido, visível, óbvio |
Where the eye mixes kara and klara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kara runs 4 letters (CVCV) against klara's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses kara with klara
A purely visual mix-up. kara (/ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/) and klara (/ˈkla.ra/.) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kara is recorded at frequency rank #15,604, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈka.ɾa/, /ˈkɑ.rɑ/. klara is at rank #42,074, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkla.ra/..
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 57678, this pair ranks #9,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kara vs klara
Shared letters: akr. Private to "kara": -. Private to "klara": l.
"kara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "klara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kara" and "klara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kara" or "klara"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kara" and "klara" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kara" and "klara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kari vs klara". 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 #9,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.