Which to use
“carma” and “cisma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,094
- “carma” frequency rank
- #32,106
- “cisma” frequency rank
- 64200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carma | cisma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ato de cismar, de cogitar |
Where the eye mixes carma and cisma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. carma and cisma follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: carma vs cisma
A purely visual mix-up. carma (/ˈkɐɾmɐ/) and cisma (/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64200, 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/. cisma is at rank #32,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsiʒ.mɐ/.
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 64200, this pair ranks #5,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carma vs cisma
Shared letters: acm. Private to "carma": r. Private to "cisma": is.
"carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cisma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carma" and "cisma" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "carma" or "cisma"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "carma" and "cisma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cisma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carma" and "cisma" 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 #5,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.