# careca vs carência

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### careca
*adjective · IPA /kɐ.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/ · frequency rank #10,848*
falta de cabelo na cabeça; calvo

### carência
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/ · frequency rank #9,633*
falta, penúria, privação

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