Which to use
“carinho” and “casino” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,536
- “carinho” frequency rank
- #11,598
- “casino” frequency rank
- 15134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carinho | casino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesto afetivo entre dois indivíduos que pode envolver contato físico, ou palavras, ou um simples olhar | o mesmo que cassino ("casa", "jogo") |
Where the eye mixes carinho and casino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. carinho runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against casino's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between carinho and casino
A purely visual mix-up. carinho (/kɐ.ˈɾi.ɲu/) and casino (/kɐ.ˈzi.nu/) 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 15134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carinho is recorded at frequency rank #3,536, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾi.ɲu/. casino is at rank #11,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈzi.nu/.
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 15134, this pair ranks #56,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carinho vs casino
Shared letters: acino. Private to "carinho": hr. Private to "casino": s.
"carinho" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "casino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carinho" and "casino" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "carinho" or "casino" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carinho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carinho" and "casino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs casino". 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 #56,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.