Which to use
“carrão” is a noun and “carry” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,869
- “carrão” frequency rank
- #25,925
- “carry” frequency rank
- 56794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrão | carry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | andorinhão-real, (Tachymarptis melba) | levar, transportar, carregar |
Letter map: carrão vs carry
Shared letters muted; letters that set carrão and carry apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. carrão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against carry's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: carrão vs carry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: carrão is anoun and carryaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrão is recorded at frequency rank #30,869, classified as anoun, pronounced singular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw/. carry is at rank #25,925, tagged as averb.
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 56794, this pair ranks #9,739 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carrão vs carry
Shared letters: acr. Private to "carrão": oã. Private to "carry": y.
"carrão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "carry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- carry ← acrry · carryy · cary · caryr · ccarry · crary
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carrão" and "carry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "carrão" or "carry" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "carrão" vs "carry" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,739 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrão" and "carry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrão vs caução". 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 #9,739 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.