Which to use
“caraca” is an intj and “crack” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,169
- “caraca” frequency rank
- #11,042
- “crack” frequency rank
- 49211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caraca | crack |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão | craquear |
Letter map: caraca vs crack
Shared letters muted; letters that set caraca and crack apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: caraca vs crack
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caraca is anintj and crackaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49211, 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/. crack is at rank #11,042, tagged as averb.
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 49211, this pair ranks #15,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caraca vs crack
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caraca": -. Private to "crack": k.
"caraca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "crack" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caraca" for "crack" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caraca" or "crack" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "caraca" vs "crack" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caraca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crack" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caraca" and "crack" 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 #15,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.