carão

noun

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The verdict

“carão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,114 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,114
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vergonha em público

Corpus desk

Index PT-carao · carão · Portuguese

carão · rank #70,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,114
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH castanheiro

Nearest frequency peer: castanheiro (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “carão”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “carão” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carão
PropertyValue
Headwordcarão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “carão” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.carãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “castanheiro” (#70,116), “ceifa” (#70,119), “caluniar” (#70,107). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carão” fica em #70,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,114 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for carão, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is carão, spelled C-A-R-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vergonha em público
  2. 2
    repreensão severa
  3. 3
    atitude esnobe, ares de importância, "blasé"
  4. 4
    cara grande
  5. 5
    carantonha : (cara feia, carranca)
  6. 6
    epiderme do rosto
  7. 7
    esponja coralínea
  8. 8
    coração da maçã; interior da castanha, da noz, interno das pevides

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ela subiu aqui e me descascou na frente de todo mundo, passei o maior carão.
  2. Fulano foi à festa mas ficou fazendo carão a noite toda."

This word in other languages

airs(English)

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 "carão"?
"carão" is spelled C-A-R-Ã-O.
What does "carão" mean?
As a noun, "carão" means: vergonha em público
What language does "carão" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ceifa#70,119chiar#70,127cuspo#70,173dosar#70,213

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list