carrinho

/kɐ.ˈRi.ɲu/

//kɐ.ˈRi.ɲu// noun

The verdict

“carrinho” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,873. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,873
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - movimento rasteiro em que o jogador se joga com as pernas a frente, com a intenção de atingir a bola e/ou outro jogador com um ou ambos os pés ou, ocasionalmente, com outra parte do corpo

Corpus desk

Index PT-carrinho · carrinho · Portuguese

carrinho · rank #7,873 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,873
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carregado

Nearest frequency peer: carregado (-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 “carrinho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carrinho” 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).

carrinho vs caminho
75% similar
carrinho vs carinho
88% similar
carrinho vs carrinha
88% similar

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

Key facts for carrinho
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈRi.ɲu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,873
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “carrinho”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).carrinhocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “carregado” (#7,872), “catálogo” (#7,874), “cela” (#7,875). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carrinho” fica em #7,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around carrinho (IPA /kɐ.ˈRi.ɲu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,873 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for carrinho, with forms such as "acrrinho", "carirnho", and "carrihno". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "caminho", "carinho", "carrinha", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is carrinho, spelled C-A-R-R-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    movimento rasteiro em que o jogador se joga com as pernas a frente, com a intenção de atingir a bola e/ou outro jogador com um ou ambos os pés ou, ocasionalmente, com outra parte do corpo
  2. 2
    brinquedo infantil que consiste na miniatura de um carro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrrinho
  • carirnho
  • carrihno
  • carrinhho
  • carrinnho
  • carrinoh
  • carrniho
  • ccarrinho
  • crarinho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acrrinho2carirnho2carrihno2carrinhho1carrinnho1carrinoh2carrniho2ccarrinho1
Edit distance from "carrinho"

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 "carrinho"?
"carrinho" is spelled C-A-R-R-I-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈRi.ɲu/.
What does "carrinho" mean?
As a noun, "carrinho" means: movimento rasteiro em que o jogador se joga com as pernas a frente, com a intenção de atingir a bola e/ou outro jogador com um ou ambos os pés ou, ocasionalmente, com outra parte do corpo
What words are commonly confused with "carrinho"?
"carrinho" is commonly confused with "caminho", "carinho", "carrinha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carrinho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrinho" is /kɐ.ˈRi.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrinho" come from?
"carrinho" 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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list