# carapaça vs carapuça

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### carapaça
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpa.sɐ/ · frequency rank #48,299*
escudo quitinoso ou ósseo que protege diversos animais

### carapuça
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈpu.sɐ/ · frequency rank #40,027*
barrete de forma cónica (de lã ou pano)

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