Which to use
“carne” and “cerne” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,700
- “carne” frequency rank
- #22,249
- “cerne” frequency rank
- 23949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carne | cerne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido muscular do homem e dos animais | parte central do tronco das árvores, que tem funções estruturais |
Letter map: carne vs cerne
Shared letters muted; letters that set carne and cerne apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: carne and cerne
carne and cerne 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 differ by a single letter - a in “carne” becomes e in “cerne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carne is recorded at frequency rank #1,700, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɾ.nɨ/. cerne is at rank #22,249, 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 23949, this pair ranks #45,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carne vs cerne
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "carne": a. Private to "cerne": -.
"carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cerne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carne" and "cerne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "carne" or "cerne" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "carne" vs "cerne" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carne" and "cerne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs cerne". 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 #45,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.