carry

verb

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The verdict

“carry” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,925
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - levar, transportar, carregar

Corpus desk

Index PT-carry · carry · Portuguese

carry · rank #25,925 · 6 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,925
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH circunferência

Nearest frequency peer: circunferência (+6 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 “carry”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carry” 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).

carry vs cry
60% similar
carry vs carta
60% similar
carry vs cerro
60% similar

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

Key facts for carry
PropertyValue
Headwordcarry
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,925
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “carry”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).carrycai 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 “circunferência” (#25,931), “colarinho” (#25,934), “barroco” (#25,911). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carry” fica em #25,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around carry, averb. Corpus frequency is #25,925 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for carry, with forms such as "acrry", "carryy", and "cary". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "cry", "carta", "cerro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 carry, spelled C-A-R-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    levar, transportar, carregar
  2. 2
    liderar, guiar
  3. 3
    estocar, abastecer; ter na loja
  4. 4
    adotar, assumir
  5. 5
    adotar, resolver, aprovar, aceitar; especialmente em uma assembleia deliberativa
  6. 6
    ter, manter, possuir (algo)
  7. 7
    ser transmitido, carregado, transportado, viajar
  8. 8
    capturar
  9. 9
    insultar
  10. 10
    carregar a bola mantendo a posse
  11. 11
    estar grávida
  12. 12
    impulsionar, propulsionar, propelir
  13. 13
    manter a cabeça erguida (considerado esteticamente bonito)
  14. 14
    passar, ser aprovado, ganhar
  15. 15
    carregar arma de fogo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
  2. I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.

Synonyms

insultdiss

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrry
  • carryy
  • cary
  • caryr
  • ccarry
  • crary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acrry2carryy1cary1caryr2ccarry1crary2
Edit distance from "carry"

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 "carry"?
"carry" is spelled C-A-R-R-Y.
What does "carry" mean?
As a verb, "carry" means: levar, transportar, carregar
What words are commonly confused with "carry"?
"carry" is commonly confused with "cry", "carta", "cerro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "carry" come from?
"carry" 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 "carry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

babar#25,910abalo#25,870treme#25,852those#25,840

Similar misspelling depth

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

disk6 variantsrégia6 variantslíbio6 variantsoxalá6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list