Which to use
“carga” and “charge” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,309
- “carga” frequency rank
- #19,078
- “charge” frequency rank
- 21387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carga | charge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que pode ser ou é transportado por pessoas, animais ou veículos | carga |
Letter map: carga vs charge
Shared letters muted; letters that set carga and charge apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - carga / charge
carga and charge 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 21387, 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/. charge is at rank #19,078, 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 21387, this pair ranks #48,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carga vs charge
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "carga": -. Private to "charge": eh.
"carga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carga" and "charge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "carga" or "charge"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "carga" and "charge".
- Full dictionary entry for "carga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carga" and "charge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs charge". 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 #48,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.