Which to use
“cárie” and “charme” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- #8,165
- “charme” frequency rank
- 49136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cárie | charme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente | charme ¹ |
Where the eye mixes cárie and charme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cárie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against charme's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cárie and charme
A purely visual mix-up. cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) and charme (/ʃaʁm/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49136, 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/. charme is at rank #8,165, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃaʁm/.
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 49136, this pair ranks #15,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cárie vs charme
Shared letters: cer. Private to "cárie": iá. Private to "charme": ahm.
"cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "charme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- charme ← cahrme · ccharme · chamre · charem · charmme · charrme · chharme · chrame
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cárie" for "charme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cárie" vs "charme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cárie" and "charme" 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 #15,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.