Which to use
“carga” and “caspa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- 45136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carga | caspa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo |
Where the eye mixes carga and caspa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. carga and caspa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses carga with caspa
A purely visual mix-up. carga (/ˈkaɾ.ɡɐ/) and caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45136, 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/. caspa is at rank #42,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkas.pɐ/.
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 45136, this pair ranks #20,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carga vs caspa
Shared letters: ac. Private to "carga": gr. Private to "caspa": ps.
"carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carga" for "caspa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "carga" or "caspa"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caspa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carga" and "caspa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canja vs caspa". 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 #20,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.