Which to use
“cabra” and “carma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,222
- “cabra” frequency rank
- #32,094
- “carma” frequency rank
- 43316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabra | carma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quadrúpede mamífero e ruminante com numerosas raças selvagens | segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras |
Where the eye mixes cabra and carma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cabra and carma follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cabra with carma
A purely visual mix-up. cabra (/ˈka.bɾɐ/) and carma (/ˈkɐɾmɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabra is recorded at frequency rank #11,222, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.bɾɐ/. carma is at rank #32,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐɾmɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43316, this pair ranks #22,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabra vs carma
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cabra": b. Private to "carma": m.
"cabra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabra" and "carma" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cabra" vs "carma" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabra" and "carma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carma vs cerda". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #22,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.