Which to use
“cárie” and “carma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- #32,094
- “carma” frequency rank
- 73065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cárie | carma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente | segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras |
Where the eye mixes cárie and carma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cárie (CVCVV) and carma (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cárie and carma
A purely visual mix-up. cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) and carma (/ˈkɐɾmɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cárie is recorded at frequency rank #40,971, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ɾji/. carma is at rank #32,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐɾmɐ/.
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 73065, this pair ranks #2,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cárie vs carma
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cárie": eiá. Private to "carma": am.
"cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- carma ← acrma · camra · caram · carmma · carrma · ccarma · crama
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cárie" and "carma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cárie" and "carma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carpet". 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 #2,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.