Which to use
“careca” is an adjective and “clareza” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,848
- “careca” frequency rank
- #13,683
- “clareza” frequency rank
- 24531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | careca | clareza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falta de cabelo na cabeça; calvo | qualidade do que é claro |
Letter map: careca vs clareza
Shared letters muted; letters that set careca and clareza apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. careca runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against clareza's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for careca / clareza
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: careca is anadjective and clarezaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24531, 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/. clareza is at rank #13,683, 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 24531, this pair ranks #45,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of careca vs clareza
Shared letters: acer. Private to "careca": -. Private to "clareza": lz.
"careca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "clareza" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "careca" for "clareza" ever safe?
Frequency check: "careca" vs "clareza" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "careca" and "clareza".
- Full dictionary entry for "careca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clareza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "careca" and "clareza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "careca vs carrera". 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 #45,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.