carreira

/kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/

//kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“carreira” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,137
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caminho estreito

Corpus desk

Index PT-carreira · carreira · Portuguese

carreira · rank #1,137 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,137
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH azul

Nearest frequency peer: azul (-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 “carreira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carreira” 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).

carreira vs correia
75% similar
carreira vs carreta
75% similar
carreira vs carrera
88% similar

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

Key facts for carreira
PropertyValue
Headwordcarreira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,137
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “carreira”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).carreiracai 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 “azul” (#1,136), “administração” (#1,135), “cena” (#1,139). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carreira” fica em #1,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around carreira (IPA /kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,137 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for carreira, with forms such as "acrreira", "careira", and "carerira". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "correia", "carreta", "carrera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is carreira, spelled C-A-R-R-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    caminho estreito
  2. 2
    caminho de um carro, trilho
  3. 3
    carreiro
  4. 4
    rasto
  5. 5
    espaço percorrido com velocidade
  6. 6
    fileira
  7. 7
    correnteza
  8. 8
    modo de vida
  9. 9
    decurso de ações
  10. 10
    profissão
  11. 11
    estudo universitário determinado
  12. 12
    corrida veloz
  13. 13
    corrida
  14. 14
    autocarro

This word in other languages

career(English)carrière(Français)Karriere(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrreira
  • careira
  • carerira
  • carreiar
  • carreirra
  • carreria
  • carriera
  • ccarreira
  • crareira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acrreira2careira1carerira2carreiar2carreirra1carreria2carriera2ccarreira1
Edit distance from "carreira"

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 "carreira"?
"carreira" is spelled C-A-R-R-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "carreira" mean?
As a noun, "carreira" means: caminho estreito
What words are commonly confused with "carreira"?
"carreira" is commonly confused with "correia", "carreta", "carrera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carreira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carreira" is /kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carreira" come from?
"carreira" 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 "carreira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perfeito#1,127material#1,120anterior#1,109proteção#1,176

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

seguida9 variantscuidado9 variantsdireita9 variantsunidade9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list