# caraca vs crack

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### caraca
*intj · IPA /ka.ˈɾa.kɐ/ · frequency rank #38,169*
expressa admiração, espanto; insatisfação, repreensão

### crack
*verb · frequency rank #11,042*
craquear

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/caraca-vs-crack