caro

adj

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The verdict

“caro” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,178) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,178
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cujo preço é elevado

Corpus desk

Index PT-caro · caro · Portuguese

caro · rank #2,178 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,178
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH arquivo

Nearest frequency peer: arquivo (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “caro”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “caro” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

caro vs co
50% similar
caro vs cor
50% similar
caro vs cat
50% similar

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

Key facts for caro
PropertyValue
Headwordcaro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,178
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “caro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).carocai 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 “arquivo” (#2,176), “controlar” (#2,180), “aonde” (#2,175). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caro” fica em #2,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for caro is neighbouring look-alikes ("co", "cor", …), not just typos; it is anadjective. Frequency #2,178 among 2,140 “C” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for caro, with forms such as "acro", "caor", and "ccaro". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "cor", "cat", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is caro, spelled C-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cujo preço é elevado
  2. 2
    que se estima

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Além disso, o petróleo mais caro afetou o custo dos transportes e os preços de insumos agroquímicos.
  2. Caro amigo, desejo-lhe boa sorte.

Synonyms

custosoquerido

Antonyms

barato

This word in other languages

expensive(English)caro(Español)cher(Français)teuer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acro
  • caor
  • ccaro
  • crao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acro2caor2ccaro1crao2
Edit distance from "caro"

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 "caro"?
"caro" is spelled C-A-R-O.
What does "caro" mean?
As an adjective, "caro" means: cujo preço é elevado
What words are commonly confused with "caro"?
"caro" is commonly confused with "co", "cor", "cat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "caro" come from?
"caro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

saco#2,166moda#2,154papa#2,204juro#2,101

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list