# carrão vs cerrado

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### carrão
*noun · IPA singular: /ka.'raŋ/ ou /ka.'raw/ · frequency rank #30,869*
andorinhão-real, (Tachymarptis melba)

### cerrado
*adjective · IPA /sɨ.ˈRa.du/ · frequency rank #8,441*
fechado

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