Which to use
“caraca” is an intj and “coração” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,169
- “caraca” frequency rank
- #489
- “coração” frequency rank
- 38658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caraca | coração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão | órgão muscular que bombeia o sangue de certos animais |
Letter map: caraca vs coração
Shared letters muted; letters that set caraca and coração apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caraca runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against coração's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - caraca and coração
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caraca is anintj and coraçãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38658, 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/. coração is at rank #489, tagged as anoun.
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 38658, this pair ranks #27,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caraca vs coração
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caraca": -. Private to "coração": oãç.
"caraca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "coração" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caraca ← acraca · caarca · caraac · caracca · carcaa · carraca · ccaraca · craaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caraca" for "coração" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caraca" or "coração"?
What to do next
You've compared "caraca" and "coração". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "caraca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caraca" and "coração" 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 #27,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.