Which to use
“carga” and “carrega” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- #5,389
- “carrega” frequency rank
- 7698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carga | carrega |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos | planta poácea que medra em lugares pantanosos |
Where the eye mixes carga and carrega
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. carga runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against carrega's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses carga with carrega
A purely visual mix-up. carga (/ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/) and carrega (/kɐ'xɛ.gɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7698, 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/. carrega is at rank #5,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ'xɛ.gɐ/.
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 7698, this pair ranks #66,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of carga vs carrega
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "carga": -. Private to "carrega": e.
"carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carrega" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carga" for "carrega" ever safe?
Which is more common, "carga" or "carrega"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "carga" and "carrega" 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 "carrega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carga" and "carrega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrega 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 #66,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.