Which to use
“caixa” is an intj and “carga” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,208
- “caixa” frequency rank
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- 3517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caixa | carga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa que se consegue o objetivo, a meta | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos |
Where the eye mixes caixa and carga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caixa vs carga
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caixa is /'ka.ʃɐ/, /'kaj.ʃɐ/ while carga is /ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3517, 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/. carga is at rank #2,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/.
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 3517, this pair ranks #71,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caixa vs carga
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caixa": ix. Private to "carga": gr.
"caixa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caixa" and "carga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caixa" vs "carga" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caixa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caixa" and "carga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carga 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 #71,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.