# careca vs cerca

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cerca
*adverb · IPA /ˈseɾ.kɐ/ · frequency rank #362*
perto, nas proximidades, na cercania

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/careca-vs-cerca