Which to use
“cárie” is a noun and “caro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- #2,178
- “caro” frequency rank
- 43149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cárie | caro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente | cujo preço é elevado |
Letter map: cárie vs caro
Shared letters muted; letters that set cárie and caro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cárie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against caro's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - cárie and caro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cárie is anoun and caroanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43149, 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/. caro is at rank #2,178, tagged as anadj.
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 43149, this pair ranks #22,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cárie vs caro
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cárie": eiá. Private to "caro": ao.
"cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "caro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caro ← acro · caor · ccaro · crao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cárie" for "caro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cárie" or "caro"?
What to do next
You've compared "cárie" and "caro". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cárie" and "caro" 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 #22,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.