caras vs corps, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#1,736
“caras” frequency rank: #18,294
“corps” frequency rank: 20030
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	caras	corps
Definition	feminino plural de caro	corpo; parte material do ser

Letter map: caras vs corps

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

5 ch

caras

5 ch

corps

Grammar separator: caras vs corps

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caras is anadjective and corpsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caras is recorded at frequency rank #1,736, classified as anadj. corps is at rank #18,294, tagged as anoun.

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 20030, this pair ranks #50,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caras vs corps

Shared letters: crs. Private to "caras": a. Private to "corps": op.

"caras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

caras ← acras · caars · carass · carras · carsa · ccaras · craas
corps ← ccorps · coprs · corpps · corpss · corrps · corsp · crops · ocrps

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caras" and "corps" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caras" is an adjective and "corps" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "caras" vs "corps" - which ranks higher?

"caras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,736 in our Portuguese list, against #18,294 for "corps". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caras" and "corps".

Full dictionary entry for "caras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "corps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #50,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"caras" and "corps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ceres vs corps". 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 #50,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.