Which to use
“caráter” and “character” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,223
- “caráter” frequency rank
- #33,325
- “character” frequency rank
- 35548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caráter | character |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cunho especial que distingue as coisas entre si: | caractere |
Where the eye mixes caráter and character
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. caráter runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against character's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caráter and character
A purely visual mix-up. caráter (/kaˈra.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caráter is recorded at frequency rank #2,223, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaˈra.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 35548, this pair ranks #31,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caráter vs character
Shared letters: acert. Private to "caráter": á. Private to "character": h.
"caráter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "character" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- character ← cahracter · ccharacter · chaarcter · characcter · characetr · characterr · charactre · charactter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caráter" and "character" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caráter" or "character"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caráter" and "character" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caráter" 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 #31,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caráter" and "character" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carácter 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 #31,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.