Which to use
“carga” and “cárie” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- 43280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carga | cárie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente |
Where the eye mixes carga and cárie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. carga (CVCCV) and cárie (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses carga with cárie
A purely visual mix-up. carga (/ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/) and cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43280, 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/. cárie is at rank #40,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ɾji/.
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 43280, this pair ranks #22,375 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carga vs cárie
Shared letters: cr. Private to "carga": ag. Private to "cárie": eiá.
"carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- carga ← acrga · cagra · carag · cargga · carrga · ccarga · craga
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carga" and "cárie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "carga" vs "cárie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "carga" and "cárie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,375 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carga" and "cárie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carpet". 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 #22,375 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.