Which to use
“carga” and “cargos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- #4,049
- “cargos” frequency rank
- 6358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carga | cargos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos | plural de cargo |
Letter map: carga vs cargos
Shared letters muted; letters that set carga and cargos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: carga and cargos
carga and cargos are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carga is recorded at frequency rank #2,309, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/. cargos is at rank #4,049, 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 6358, this pair ranks #68,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of carga vs cargos
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "carga": -. Private to "cargos": os.
"carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cargos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carga" for "cargos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carga" vs "cargos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "carga" and "cargos".
- Full dictionary entry for "carga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carga" and "cargos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carga 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 #68,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.