# caroço vs cerco

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### caroço
*noun · IPA /kɐ.'ɾo.su/ · frequency rank #26,999*
semente de um fruto

### cerco
*noun · IPA /ˈseɾ.ku/ · frequency rank #6,512*
ato de cercar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/caroco-vs-cerco