carmavscortaTell them apart

Which to use

“carma” and “corta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,094
“carma” frequency rank
#4,545
“corta” frequency rank
36639
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature carma corta
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 cortar

Letter map: carma vs corta

Shared letters muted; letters that set carma and corta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
carma
5 ch
corta

Corpus notes: carma and corta

carma and corta are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36639, 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/. corta is at rank #4,545, tagged as anoun.

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 36639, this pair ranks #30,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of carma vs corta

Shared letters: acr. Private to "carma": m. Private to "corta": ot.

"carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • carmaacrma · camra · caram · carmma · carrma · ccarma · crama
  • cortaccorta · corat · corrta · cortta · cotra · crota · ocrta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "carma" and "corta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "carma" vs "corta" - which ranks higher?
"corta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,545 in our Portuguese list, against #32,094 for "carma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "carma" and "corta". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "carma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "carma" and "corta" 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 #30,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list