Which to use
“careca” is an adjective and “carma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,848
- “careca” frequency rank
- #32,094
- “carma” frequency rank
- 42942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | careca | carma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falta de cabelo na cabeça; calvo | segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras |
Where the eye mixes careca and carma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between careca and carma
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: careca is /kɐ.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/ while carma is /ˈkɐɾmɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
careca is recorded at frequency rank #10,848, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/. carma is at rank #32,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐɾmɐ/.
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 42942, this pair ranks #22,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of careca vs carma
Shared letters: acr. Private to "careca": e. Private to "carma": m.
"careca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "careca" for "carma" ever safe?
Which is more common, "careca" or "carma"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "careca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "careca" and "carma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carma vs cerda". 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 #22,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.