caraca

/ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/

//ka.ˈɾa.kɐ// intj

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The verdict

“caraca” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,169
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão

Corpus desk

Index PT-caraca · caraca · Portuguese

caraca · rank #38,169 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,169
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH capitalização

Nearest frequency peer: capitalização (-1 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 “caraca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caraca” 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).

caraca vs cerca
67% similar
caraca vs carta
67% similar
caraca vs caras
67% similar

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

Key facts for caraca
PropertyValue
Headwordcaraca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,169
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caraca”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “capitalização” (#38,168), “cantiga” (#38,167), “catarata” (#38,171). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caraca” fica em #38,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around caraca (IPA /ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #38,169 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for caraca, with forms such as "acraca", "caarca", and "caraac". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cerca", "carta", "caras", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is caraca, spelled C-A-R-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão

Synonyms

caraçascaralho

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acraca
  • caarca
  • caraac
  • caracca
  • carcaa
  • carraca
  • ccaraca
  • craaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caraca - 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.

acraca2caarca2caraac2caracca1carcaa2carraca1ccaraca1craaca2
Edit distance from "caraca"

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 "caraca"?
"caraca" is spelled C-A-R-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/.
What does "caraca" mean?
As an interjection, "caraca" means: expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão
What words are commonly confused with "caraca"?
"caraca" is commonly confused with "cerca", "carta", "caras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caraca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caraca" is /ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caraca" come from?
"caraca" 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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

atalaia8 variantsespirro8 variantsflesh8 variantssussurro8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list