Which to use
“cagar” is a verb and “cara” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,037
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #195
- “cara” frequency rank
- 15232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | cara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expelir pelo ânus; defecar | em direção a, para, contra |
Letter map: cagar vs cara
Shared letters muted; letters that set cagar and cara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cagar vs cara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cagar is averb and caraapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagar is recorded at frequency rank #15,037, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ'ɣaɾ/. cara is at rank #195, tagged as aprep.
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 15232, this pair ranks #56,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs cara
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cagar": g. Private to "cara": -.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagar" for "cara" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cagar" vs "cara" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cagar" and "cara".
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "cara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagar vs coagir". 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 #56,641 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.