Which to use
“calha” and “carga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,453
- “calha” frequency rank
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- 32762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calha | carga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amarelinha | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos |
Where the eye mixes calha and carga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between calha and carga
A purely visual mix-up. calha (/ˈka.ʎɐ/) and carga (/ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/) 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 32762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calha is recorded at frequency rank #30,453, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʎɐ/. 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 32762, this pair ranks #34,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calha vs carga
Shared letters: ac. Private to "calha": hl. Private to "carga": gr.
"calha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calha" for "carga" ever safe?
Frequency check: "calha" vs "carga" - 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 "calha" 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 #34,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calha" and "carga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calha vs canja". 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 #34,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.