Which to use
“carma” is a noun and “carry” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,094
- “carma” frequency rank
- #25,925
- “carry” frequency rank
- 58019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carma | carry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras | levar, transportar, carregar |
Letter map: carma vs carry
Shared letters muted; letters that set carma and carry apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - carma and carry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: carma is anoun and carryaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carma is recorded at frequency rank #32,094, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐɾmɐ/. 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 58019, this pair ranks #8,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carma vs carry
Shared letters: acr. Private to "carma": m. Private to "carry": y.
"carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carma" and "carry" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "carma" or "carry"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "carma" and "carry".
- Full dictionary entry for "carma" 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 #8,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carma" and "carry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carma vs cerda". 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 #8,980 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.