Which to use
“cárie” and “cria” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- #2,414
- “cria” frequency rank
- 43385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cárie | cria |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente | animal de mama |
Where the eye mixes cárie and cria
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cárie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against cria's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cárie vs cria
A purely visual mix-up. cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) and cria (/ˈkɾi.ɐ/) 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 43385, 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/. cria is at rank #2,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi.ɐ/.
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 43385, this pair ranks #22,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cárie vs cria
Shared letters: cir. Private to "cárie": eá. Private to "cria": a.
"cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cria" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cria ← ccria · cira · crai · crria · rcia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cárie" and "cria" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cárie" or "cria"?
What to do next
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 "cria" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cárie" and "cria" 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 #22,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.