Which to use
“carrega” and “carrera” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,389
- “carrega” frequency rank
- #49,341
- “carrera” frequency rank
- 54730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrega | carrera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta poácea que medra em lugares pantanosos | rua |
Where the eye mixes carrega and carrera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. carrega and carrera follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between carrega and carrera
A purely visual mix-up. carrega (/kɐ'xɛ.gɐ/) and carrera (/kaˈreɾa/) 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 a single letter - g in “carrega” becomes r in “carrera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54730, 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/. carrera is at rank #49,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kaˈreɾa/.
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 54730, this pair ranks #11,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carrega vs carrera
Shared letters: acer. Private to "carrega": g. Private to "carrera": -.
"carrega" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "carrera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carrega" and "carrera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "carrega" or "carrera" show up more?
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 "carrera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrega" and "carrera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carreiro 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 #11,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.