carasvscarroWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: caras is a adjective, carro is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“caras” is an adjective and “carro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,736
“caras” frequency rank
#550
“carro” frequency rank
2286
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caras carro
Definition feminino plural de caro veículo com a capacidade de se movimentar guiado por um motorista, geralmente com a finalidade de transportar pessoas

Letter map: caras vs carro

Shared letters muted; letters that set caras and carro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
caras
5 ch
carro

Grammar separator: caras vs carro

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caras is anadjective and carroanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caras is recorded at frequency rank #1,736, classified as anadj. carro is at rank #550, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkäɦʊ].

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 2286, this pair ranks #73,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of caras vs carro

Shared letters: acr. Private to "caras": s. Private to "carro": o.

"caras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "carro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • carasacras · caars · carass · carras · carsa · ccaras · craas
  • carroacrro · caror · ccarro · craro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caras" and "carro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caras" is an adjective and "carro" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "caras" or "carro"?
"carro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #550 in our Portuguese list, against #1,736 for "caras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "caras" vs "carro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "carro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caras" and "carro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caras vs Ceres". 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 #73,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list