Which to use
“caraca” is an intj and “caroço” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,169
- “caraca” frequency rank
- #26,999
- “caroço” frequency rank
- 65168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caraca | caroço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão | semente de um fruto |
Where the eye mixes caraca and caroço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caraca with caroço
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caraca is /ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/ while caroço is /kɐ.'ɾo.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 65168, 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/. caroço is at rank #26,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.'ɾo.su/.
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 65168, this pair ranks #5,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caraca vs caroço
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caraca": -. Private to "caroço": oç.
"caraca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caroço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caraca ← acraca · caarca · caraac · caracca · carcaa · carraca · ccaraca · craaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caraca" and "caroço" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caraca" or "caroço"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caraca" and "caroço" 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 "caroço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caraca" and "caroço" 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 #5,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.