carma

//ˈkɐɾmɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,094

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

carma is aPortuguesenoun. It means: segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras Pronounced /ˈkɐɾmɐ/. Often confused with casa and cima.

Key facts for carma
PropertyValue
Headwordcarma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɐɾmɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,094
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of carma in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for carma is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɐɾmɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,094 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for carma, with forms such as "acrma", "camra", and "caram". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casa", "cima", "caro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is carma, spelled C-A-R-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras
  2. 2
    algo ruim que, muitas vezes, não pode ser evitado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrma,camra,caram,carmma,carrma,ccarma,crama

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for carma

Misspelling Variants of "carma"

acrma5camra5caram5carmma6carrma6ccarma6crama5
Misspelling Variants of "carma"

Frequency rank: #32,094 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carma"?
"carma" is spelled C-A-R-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐɾmɐ/.
What does "carma" mean?
As a noun, "carma" means: segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras
What words are commonly confused with "carma"?
"carma" is commonly confused with "casa", "cima", "caro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carma" is /ˈkɐɾmɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carma" come from?
"carma" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.