Which to use
“caro” is an adjective and “case” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,178
- “caro” frequency rank
- #6,149
- “case” frequency rank
- 8327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caro | case |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cujo preço é elevado | caso |
Letter map: caro vs case
Shared letters muted; letters that set caro and case apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for caro / case
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caro is anadjective and caseanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caro is recorded at frequency rank #2,178, classified as anadj. case is at rank #6,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced /keɪs/.
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 8327, this pair ranks #65,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caro vs case
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caro": or. Private to "case": es.
"caro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "case" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caro" and "case" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caro" or "case" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "caro" vs "case" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "case" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caro" and "case" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caro vs ciao". 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 #65,485 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.