Which to use
“carrera” and “carteira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,341
- “carrera” frequency rank
- #3,459
- “carteira” frequency rank
- 52800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrera | carteira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rua | bolsa, geralmente de couro, com divisões para guardar dinheiro, papéis, etc |
Where the eye mixes carrera and carteira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. carrera runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against carteira's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: carrera vs carteira
A purely visual mix-up. carrera (/kaˈreɾa/) and carteira (/kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.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 52800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrera is recorded at frequency rank #49,341, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaˈreɾa/. carteira is at rank #3,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.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 52800, this pair ranks #12,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carrera vs carteira
Shared letters: acer. Private to "carrera": -. Private to "carteira": it.
"carrera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "carteira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carrera" for "carteira" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "carrera" or "carteira" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carteira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrera" and "carteira" 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 #12,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.