cagar vs cravar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“cagar” and “cravar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,037
“cagar” frequency rank: #41,924
“cravar” frequency rank: 56961
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	cagar	cravar
Definition	expelir pelo ânus; defecar	enterrar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cagar and cravar apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

cagar

6 ch

cravar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. cagar (/kɐ'ɣaɾ/) and cravar (/kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56961, 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/. cravar is at rank #41,924, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/.

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 56961, this pair ranks #9,620 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cagar vs cravar

Shared letters: acr. Private to "cagar": g. Private to "cravar": v.

"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cravar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

cagar ← acgar · caagr · cagarr · caggar · ccagar · cgaar
cravar ← carvar · ccravar · craavr · cravarr · cravra · cravvar · crravar · crvaar

Frequency comparison

cagar#15,037

cravar#41,924

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cagar" and "cravar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/kɐ'ɣaɾ/ versus /kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "cagar" or "cravar"?

"cagar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,037 in our Portuguese list, against #41,924 for "cravar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cagar vs cravar

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