Which to use
“cargos” is a noun and “certos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,049
- “cargos” frequency rank
- #2,359
- “certos” frequency rank
- 6408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargos | certos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de cargo | plural de certo |
Letter map: cargos vs certos
Shared letters muted; letters that set cargos and certos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - cargos and certos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cargos is anoun and certosanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargos is recorded at frequency rank #4,049, classified as anoun. certos is at rank #2,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛrtuʃ/.
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 6408, this pair ranks #68,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cargos vs certos
Shared letters: cors. Private to "cargos": ag. Private to "certos": et.
"cargos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "certos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargos" for "certos" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cargos" or "certos" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "cargos" vs "certos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "certos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargos" and "certos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ceres vs certos". 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 #68,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.