Which to use
“carácter” and “character” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,015
- “carácter” frequency rank
- #33,325
- “character” frequency rank
- 41340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carácter | character |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que caráter | caractere |
Where the eye mixes carácter and character
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. carácter runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against character's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: carácter vs character
A purely visual mix-up. carácter (/kaˈrak.tɛr/) and character (/ˈkʰæɹəktɚ/, /ˈkʰɛɹəktɚ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carácter is recorded at frequency rank #8,015, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaˈrak.tɛr/. character is at rank #33,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkʰæɹəktɚ/, /ˈkʰɛɹəktɚ/.
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 41340, this pair ranks #24,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carácter vs character
Shared letters: acert. Private to "carácter": á. Private to "character": h.
"carácter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "character" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- character ← cahracter · ccharacter · chaarcter · characcter · characetr · characterr · charactre · charactter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carácter" for "character" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carácter" vs "character" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "carácter" and "character" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carácter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "character" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carácter" and "character" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caráter vs character". 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 #24,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.