Which to use
“careta” is a noun and “cereja” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,598
- “careta” frequency rank
- #15,528
- “cereja” frequency rank
- 39126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | careta | cereja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não drogado ou alcoolizado; sóbrio | que possua cor avermelhada semelhante à cereja |
Where the eye mixes careta and cereja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. careta and cereja follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between careta and cereja
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: careta is /kɐ.ˈɾe.tɐ/ while cereja is /sɨ.ˈɾɐj.ʒɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39126, 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/. cereja is at rank #15,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɨ.ˈɾɐj.ʒɐ/.
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 39126, this pair ranks #27,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of careta vs cereja
Shared letters: acer. Private to "careta": t. Private to "cereja": j.
"careta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cereja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "careta" for "cereja" ever safe?
Which is more common, "careta" or "cereja"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "careta" and "cereja" 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 "cereja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "careta" and "cereja" 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 #27,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.