caraca vs caras, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“caraca” is an intj and “caras” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,169
“caraca” frequency rank: #1,736
“caras” frequency rank: 39905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	caraca	caras
Definition	expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão	feminino plural de caro

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch

caraca

5 ch

caras

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caraca is anintj and carasanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39905, 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/. caras is at rank #1,736, tagged as anadj.

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 39905, this pair ranks #26,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caraca vs caras

Shared letters: acr. Private to "caraca": -. Private to "caras": s.

"caraca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

caraca ← acraca · caarca · caraac · caracca · carcaa · carraca · ccaraca · craaca
caras ← acras · caars · carass · carras · carsa · ccaras · craas

Frequency comparison

caraca#38,169

caras#1,736

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caraca" and "caras" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caraca" is an intj and "caras" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "caraca" or "caras"?

"caras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,736 in our Portuguese list, against #38,169 for "caraca". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering caraca vs caras

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an intj, it's “caraca”; for an adjective, it's “caras”.
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