Which to use
“careta” and “carga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,598
- “careta” frequency rank
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- 25907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | careta | carga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não drogado ou alcoolizado; sóbrio | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos |
Where the eye mixes careta and carga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses careta with carga
A purely visual mix-up. careta (/kɐ.ˈɾe.tɐ/) and carga (/ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
careta is recorded at frequency rank #23,598, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾe.tɐ/. carga is at rank #2,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/.
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 25907, this pair ranks #43,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of careta vs carga
Shared letters: acr. Private to "careta": et. Private to "carga": g.
"careta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "careta" and "carga" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "careta" vs "carga" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "careta" and "carga" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "careta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "careta" and "carga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "careta 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 #43,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.