carrão

singular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw/

/singular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw// noun

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The verdict

“carrão” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,869
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - andorinhão-real, (Tachymarptis melba)

Corpus desk

Index PT-carrao · carrão · Portuguese

carrão · rank #30,869 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,869
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH capivara

Nearest frequency peer: capivara (-5 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 “carrão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carrão” 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).

carrão vs carro
83% similar
carrão vs carta
50% similar
carrão vs cerro
67% similar

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

Key facts for carrão
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPAsingular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw/
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,869
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “carrão”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “capivara” (#30,864), “catarse” (#30,874), “capitania” (#30,863). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carrão” fica em #30,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around carrão (IPA singular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,869 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for carrão, with forms such as "acrrão", "carroã", and "carão". 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, "carro", "carta", "cerro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is carrão, spelled C-A-R-R-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    andorinhão-real, (Tachymarptis melba)
  2. 2
    ave marinha da família Sternidae, especificamente a andorinha-do-mar-comum, (Sterna hirundo)
  3. 3
    gaivota velha

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrrão
  • carroã
  • carão
  • carãro
  • ccarrão
  • crarão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carrão - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrrão2carroã2carão1carãro2ccarrão1crarão2
Edit distance from "carrão"

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 "carrão"?
"carrão" is spelled C-A-R-R-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is singular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw/.
What does "carrão" mean?
As a noun, "carrão" means: andorinhão-real, (Tachymarptis melba)
What words are commonly confused with "carrão"?
"carrão" is commonly confused with "carro", "carta", "cerro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carrão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrão" is singular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrão" come from?
"carrão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cajado#30,862brechó#30,858bordão#30,857boceta#30,854

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

coiso6 variantshiena6 variantspeck6 variantsfeijó6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list