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 |
Letter map: caraca vs caras
Shared letters muted; letters that set caraca and caras apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. caraca runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against caras's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for caraca / caras
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caraca" and "caras" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caraca" or "caras"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caraca" and "caras".
- Full dictionary entry for "caraca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caraca" and "caras" 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 #26,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.