Which to use
“cárie” is a noun and “carry” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- #25,925
- “carry” frequency rank
- 66896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cárie | carry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente | levar, transportar, carregar |
Letter map: cárie vs carry
Shared letters muted; letters that set cárie and carry apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cárie vs carry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cárie is anoun and carryaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66896, 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/. carry is at rank #25,925, tagged as averb.
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 66896, this pair ranks #4,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cárie vs carry
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cárie": eiá. Private to "carry": ay.
"cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "carry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- carry ← acrry · carryy · cary · caryr · ccarry · crary
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cárie" and "carry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cárie" or "carry"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cárie" and "carry" 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 #4,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.