Which to use
“caraca” and “caraças” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,169
- “caraca” frequency rank
- #33,314
- “caraças” frequency rank
- 71483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caraca | caraças |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão | expressa ironia, admiração ou impaciência |
Where the eye mixes caraca and caraças
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caraca with caraças
A purely visual mix-up. caraca (/ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/) and caraças (/kɐ.ˈɾa.sɐʃ/) 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 71483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caraca is recorded at frequency rank #38,169, classified as anintj, pronounced /ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/. caraças is at rank #33,314, tagged as anintj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾa.sɐʃ/.
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 71483, this pair ranks #3,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caraca vs caraças
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caraca": -. Private to "caraças": sç.
"caraca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caraças" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- caraca ← acraca · caarca · caraac · caracca · carcaa · carraca · ccaraca · craaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caraca" for "caraças" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caraca" or "caraças"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caraca" and "caraças" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caraca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caraças" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caraca" and "caraças" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caraca vs carapaça". 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 #3,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.