Which to use
“carga” is a noun and “carry” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- #25,925
- “carry” frequency rank
- 28234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carga | carry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos | levar, transportar, carregar |
Letter map: carga vs carry
Shared letters muted; letters that set carga and carry apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. carga and carry follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for carga / carry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: carga is anoun and carryaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28234, 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/. carry is at rank #25,925, tagged as averb.
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 28234, this pair ranks #40,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carga vs carry
Shared letters: acr. Private to "carga": g. Private to "carry": y.
"carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carga" and "carry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "carga" or "carry"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "carga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carga" and "carry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carry". 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 #40,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.