Which to use
“careta” and “carma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,598
- “careta” frequency rank
- #32,094
- “carma” frequency rank
- 55692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | careta | carma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não drogado ou alcoolizado; sóbrio | 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 careta and carma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. careta runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against carma's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses careta with carma
A purely visual mix-up. careta (/kɐ.ˈɾe.tɐ/) and carma (/ˈkɐɾmɐ/) 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 55692, 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/. 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 55692, this pair ranks #10,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of careta vs carma
Shared letters: acr. Private to "careta": et. Private to "carma": m.
"careta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "careta" for "carma" ever safe?
Frequency check: "careta" vs "carma" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "careta" 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 #10,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "careta" 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 #10,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.