Which to use
“carrega” and “carreira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,389
- “carrega” frequency rank
- #1,137
- “carreira” frequency rank
- 6526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrega | carreira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta poácea que medra em lugares pantanosos | caminho estreito |
Where the eye mixes carrega and carreira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. carrega runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against carreira's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: carrega vs carreira
A purely visual mix-up. carrega (/kɐ'xɛ.gɐ/) and carreira (/kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrega is recorded at frequency rank #5,389, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ'xɛ.gɐ/. carreira is at rank #1,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈRɐj.ɾɐ/.
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 6526, this pair ranks #67,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of carrega vs carreira
Shared letters: acer. Private to "carrega": g. Private to "carreira": i.
"carrega" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "carreira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carrega" and "carreira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carrega" vs "carreira" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carreira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrega" and "carreira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrega vs carrera". 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 #67,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.