Which to use
“caixa” is an intj and “cara” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,208
- “caixa” frequency rank
- #195
- “cara” frequency rank
- 1403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caixa | cara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa que se consegue o objetivo, a meta | em direção a, para, contra |
Letter map: caixa vs cara
Shared letters muted; letters that set caixa and cara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for caixa / cara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caixa is anintj and caraapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caixa is recorded at frequency rank #1,208, classified as anintj, pronounced /'ka.ʃɐ/, /'kaj.ʃɐ/. 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 1403, this pair ranks #74,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caixa vs cara
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caixa": ix. Private to "cara": r.
"caixa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caixa" for "cara" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caixa" vs "cara" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "caixa" vs "cara" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caixa" 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 #74,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caixa" and "cara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cara 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 #74,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.