Which to use
“caraças” is an intj and “careca” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,314
- “caraças” frequency rank
- #10,848
- “careca” frequency rank
- 44162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caraças | careca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa ironia, admiração ou impaciência | falta de cabelo na cabeça; calvo |
Where the eye mixes caraças and careca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caraças runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against careca's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caraças and careca
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caraças is /kɐ.ˈɾa.sɐʃ/ while careca is /kɐ.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caraças is recorded at frequency rank #33,314, classified as anintj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾa.sɐʃ/. careca is at rank #10,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/.
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 44162, this pair ranks #21,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caraças vs careca
Shared letters: acr. Private to "caraças": sç. Private to "careca": e.
"caraças" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "careca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- careca ← carcea · careac · carecca · carreca · ccareca · craeca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caraças" and "careca" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caraças" or "careca" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caraças" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "careca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caraças" and "careca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caraca vs caraças". 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 #21,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.